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Africa: Progress Toward 'Reliable Energy for All' Stalls Across Africa, Afrobarometer Survey Finds
Afrobarometer, 5 December 2019
Efforts to provide "reliable energy for all" are making little progress in Africa, a new Afrobarometer analysis shows. Read more »
African Progress Toward Reliable Energy for All Stalled - Survey
According to a survey by Afrobarometer, efforts to provide "reliable energy for all" are making little progress in Africa. Expansion of the electric grid appears to have stalled in most surveyed countries. Findings from national surveys in 34 African countries show that rural residents and the poor are still at a great disadvantage when it comes to lights and power.
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Zimbabwe: 48 Percent of Zimbabweans Have Access to Electricity - Survey
New Zimbabwe, 9 December 2019
At least 48 percent of Zimbabweans are connected to the country's power grid, making Zimbabwe number 25 out of 34 surveyed African countries in terms of citizen access to… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rusumo Project - Energy Ministers Want Power Plant Completion Before 2021
New Times, 9 December 2019
Although the progress of construction works of 80MW Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project (RRFHP) are at 59 percent, Ministers in charge of Energy in Rwanda, Burundi and… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwf14 Billion Power Transmitter to Link Rwanda to the Region
New Times, 6 December 2019
Shango substation, a new power transmission facility worth Rwf13.8 billion launched in Gasabo District on Thursday will connect Rwanda and the rest of the region and expand the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Introduces New Electricity Distribution Policy to Bypass Discos
Premium Times, 4 December 2019
The Federal Ministry of Power's new electricity distribution policy called "Willing Seller, Willing Buyer" was designed to bypass middlemen and sell power directly to consumers, a… Read more »
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Kenya: Meru to Build Power Plants to Boost Trade, Connect Locals
Nation, 4 December 2019
The Meru County government plans to set up a local power system as part of its plans to boost business and provide electricity to all residents by 2040. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Migration to Clean Energy Gathers Momentum
263Chat, 3 December 2019
As solutions to rescue the electricity crisis in the country are increasingly thinning, local corporates are taking it upon themselves to seek alternative sources of energy to… Read more »
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Mahama Kappiah, Executive Director of ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, has said that Cape Verde, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria and Cote D'ivoire were ... Read more »
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Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, says that the government has acquired a new loan of U.S.$3 billion from the World Bank to address transmission and distribution challenges in the ... Read more »
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The Rwandan government has concluded a deal with Russia to provide nuclear energy to the country. The trade and political relationship between Rwanda and Russia has steadily grown ... Read more »
