East Africa
Ethiopia: Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) launches its second turbine (The EastAfrican)
- The new turbine doubles the dam’s output to 540MW, a significant step towards generating the total 6,400MW of power that the site is expected to produce once fully operational.
Kenya: Construction of Kisumu solar PV plant begins (Afrik21)
- The 40MWp plant is expected to be operational by December 2023 and to provide clean and affordable energy to over 610,000 people.
Tanzania: Masdar and TANESCO collaborate to progress clean energy development (ESI Africa)
- The two companies have announced plans to develop renewable energy projects in the country with an expected total capacity of up to 2GW.
Uganda: Members of parliament call for cheaper clean energy sources (ESI Africa)
- Politicians have questioned the government’s continued investment in thermal energy and urge it to instead adopt renewable energy sources.
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