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Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), has acquired a 30% stake in the operational Boston Hydroelectric plant, a new R390 million development with an operational lifetime… Read More »Growthpoint acquires a 30% stake in Boston Hydro (South Africa)

Serengeti Energy's Boston hydropower plant on the Ash River in South Africa is expected to start commercial operation before year end. The project is now in the final verification phase,… Read More »Boston Hydro (South Africa) to start commercial operation in Q4 2025

The European Union (EU) has announced a €545m ($638m) package for Africa to support electrification, modernise power grids, expand access to renewable energy,and accelerate the continent’s clean-energy transition. The programme… Read More »Hydro in the DRC and Lesotho will benefit from new EU support

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