Kenya on Thursday awarded a 59 million U.S. dollars deal with a Spanish firm for the construction of a substation power project, which will allow the transmission of electricity imported from Ethiopia and the Lake Turkana wind power project into Nairobi. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (KETRACO) signed the power transmission project with a … Continue reading Kenya inks wind power deal with Iberdrola
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Vision 2030 Endorses Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) aims to provide 300MW of reliable, low cost wind power to the Kenya national grid, equivalent to approximately 20% of the current installed electricity generating capacity. The Project is of significant strategic benefit to Kenya, and at Ksh75 billion (€582 million) will be the largest single private investment … Continue reading Vision 2030 Endorses Lake Turkana Wind Power Project
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Ethiopia turns to wind energy to boost energy security
While hydroelectric power will remain a predominant energy source, the country is looking to diversify its production of renewable power. Hydro power is vulnerable to the effects of climatic change, and non-renewable fuels such as gasoline and charcoal are polluting and expensive. Ethiopia is venturing into large-scale wind power generation for the first time as … Continue reading Ethiopia turns to wind energy to boost energy security
Continue readingWind energy in Kenya: Loan for Ngong Hills Wind Farm
Finance Minister Njeru Githae yesterday signed a €6 million state-to-state zero interest credit agreement with Belgium and a €6.4 million concessional credit agreement with the KBC Bank of Belgium for part financing of the wind power project. The Treasury has entered into €12.4 million (Sh1.4 billion) loan agreements to finance the second phase of the … Continue reading Wind energy in Kenya: Loan for Ngong Hills Wind Farm
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Africa’s Largest Wind Farm in Morocco is a Go
The plant, which will be financed by Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE) and France’s Banque Populaire, will be built astride the Atlantic ocean in southern Morocco. It is said to be the largest such plant on the African continent. “The plant is to be constructed on a build, operate and transfer basis. The original … Continue reading Africa’s Largest Wind Farm in Morocco is a Go
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Chinese study of Ethiopia shows 1300 GW potential of wind energy
EVWIND HCIE in a joint-venture with Chinese construction group CGCOC recently completed a 51MW wind farm near Nazareth (Adama), equipped with 34 Goldwind 1.5MW wind turbines. Ethiopia’s wind resource amounts to over 1,300GW according to an assessment study recently completed by HydroChina International Engineering Company (HCIE) financed by the Chinese government. The cooperation between Ethiopia … Continue reading Chinese study of Ethiopia shows 1300 GW potential of wind energy
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Wind energy in Angola: construction of country’s first wind farm
The minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges, announced last Tuesday in Luanda the construction of the country’s first wind power park, in Tombua region, which is to be one of the biggest in Africa. According to the minister the mentioned wind farm, which might produce 100 megawatts of power, will also have facilities … Continue reading Wind energy in Angola: construction of country’s first wind farm
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Wind energy development in Tanzania
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has started to asses the amount of wind energy available for local and foreign investors who intend to engage in wind power generation. According to the renewable energy official in the Ministry, the exercise has started in Singida, Njombe and Kilimanjaro regions. “We want to identify what are called, … Continue reading Wind energy development in Tanzania
Continue readingSaudi group close to winning $500m concentrated solar power contract
A consortium led by Saudi International Company for Water and Power (Acwa) is close to winning a contract worth at least $500m to build a new 160MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant located in Morocco.
Continue readingMorocco plans to become 40% renewable by 2020
The 160-megawatt project is part of the larger, 500 megawatt Concentrating Solar Power Ouarzazate site.
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Madagascar aims for major investment in wind energy
To push the wind farm project forward, a special unit has been established in the office of the president, and the government will halve taxes in the 2012/13 financial year on imported wind turbines.
Continue readingSpain targets 1400 MW in new wind power capacity annually to 2020
The Spanish government has set an annual target for installed wind energy of 1400 MW between 2013-2020, according to a draft regulation sent to CNE, the energy sector regulator, by the Ministry of Industry.
Continue readingMaldives to generate 60 percent of energy from solar energy
Maldives has launched an ambitious plan to generate 60 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2020 as part of its aim to become the world’s first carbon neutral nation.
Continue readingProtean Electric In-Wheel Motors at Frankfurt Motor Show
In addition to Protean Electric, BRABUS also has worked with Boston Power, a leading maker of lithium-ion batteries. The EV and hybrid electric vehicles also represent the debut of Boston Power’s liquid-cooled module.
Continue readingMexico?s First Integrated Solar Energy Company
As an integrated Concentrated Solar Power Photovoltaic Enterprise, Baja Sun Energy will also be able to provide the lowest-cost solar energy solution for North America.
Continue readingMexico?s First Integrated Solar Energy Company
The company will construct a concentrated solar power system manufacturing plant and use the panels produced by the plant for a utility-sized solar energy generation facility.
Continue readingGE to apply MRI magnet tech to scale-up to 15 MW wind turbines
The larger wind power levels leads to more favorable economies of scale (eg, fewer towers for a given wind farm output) that will help reduce the cost of wind energy.
Continue readingA123 Systems to Supply its Nanophosphate Technology-Based Lithium Ion Battery
A123 Systems has signed a long-term supply deal with ALTe to supply its Nanophosphate technology-based complete lithium ion battery packs for integration into ALTe?s range-extended hybrid electric vehicles.
Continue readingGeneral Motors and LG to jointly develop electric vehicles
General Motors Co and LG Corp have struck a deal to develop electric cars. LG provides the lithium-ion batteries used in the Chevy Volt and Opel Ampera.
Continue readingPattern Energy finances Nevada wind energy project
Pattern Energy Group completed the financing of Spring Valley Wind Farm, a wind power project in the state of Nevadawhich that will use 66 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines.
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