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Savannah Energy PLC, the British independent energy company focused around the delivery of Projects that Matter in Africa, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Savannah Energy EA Limited, will imminently… Read More »Savannah Energy acquires interest in three African hydropower projects

Multiconsult Norge AS (Multiconsult) has recently been assigned by MIREME as Implementation Consultant for the Small Hydropower component under the GET FiT Mozambique program, funded by the European Union through the… Read More »GET FiT Mozambique Small Hydropower tender – invitation to interested developers 

Today, Ethiopia launched the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydroelectric facility in Africa. The GERD, which has cost approximately $5bn, is situated on a tributary of the Nile… Read More »Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) officially inaugurated

In an effort to advance sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy solutions, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the International Hydropower Association (IHA) have signed a Joint Declaration. The… Read More »UNIDO and International Hydropower Association sign Joint Declaration to accelerate small hydropower solutions

As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen South-South cooperation in the renewable energy sector, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Growing Government Engagement in Energy Access (GGE-EA) Programme, is organising a week-long knowledge exchange visit… Read More »Call for Applications: South-South knowledge exchange on micro & mini hydropower

ANDRITZ recently deployed its digital innovative Metris DiOMera solution at the Mwadingusha hydroelectric power plant (operated by Société Nationale d’Electricité, SNEL SA), marking the first deployment of this system in the Democratic… Read More »ANDRITZ deploys DiOMera at Mwadingusha in the DRC

On the 1st August, all project partners officially launched the construction of a 620kW hybrid power plant at the Balanga Dam in Gombe State, North-East Nigeria, the first under a… Read More »Construction started at hybrid hydro-PV plant at Balanga Dam, Nigeria