Middle East & Africa News

Latest news and developments from Middle East and Africa regions

• Ethiopian EEP awards contract for 230 kV substations and lines

  August 4, 2022
  State-owned Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has awarded a contract for the design, manufacture and supply of equipment up to site of erection for the construction of 230 kV substations and associated transmission lines to a consortium comprising Chinese Sieyuan Electric Company Limited and Shanhai Sieyuan Transmission & Distribution Engineering.

• Palestine’s PENRA invites bids for consultancy services

  August 3, 2022
  Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) is seeking expressions of interest (EoI) for providing consultancy services for the Green Corridor transmission line and variable renewable energy generation (VREG) Integration Study.

• Construction begins at Burundi–Rwanda interconnection project

  August 3, 2022
  Regie De Production Et De Distribution D’Eau Et D’Electric (REGIDESO) has begun work on the Burundian part of the Burundi–Rwanda interconnection project. In addition to helping with rural electrification in the Mivo area of the province of Ngozi, Muhanga in Kayanza, and Mutaho in Gitega, the initiative intends to meet Burundi’s rising need for power.

• Qatar’s QFFD signs agreement with GCCIA

  August 3, 2022
  Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has signed an agreement with Saudi’s Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) to construct a Gulf electricity interconnection network, and link it to the southern Iraqi network.

• Gambia invites bids for consultancy services

  August 2, 2022
  Gambian National Water and Electricity Company Limited (NAWEC) is seeking expressions of interest (EoI) for providing consultancy services for the development of Gambia’s Electricity Grid Code.

• Several parts of South Africa suffer load shedding

  August 1, 2022
  According to South African utility Eskom, due to shortage of generation capacity and increasing demand, Stage 2 load shedding further increased to Stage 4 on August 4, 2022 across the country.

• Tanzania’s TANESCO invites bids for consultancy services

  July 29, 2022
  Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) for the provision of consultancy services for supervision of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of its Grid Modernization Programme.

• Tanzania–Zambia interconnection work to start in 2023 [free access]

  July 29, 2022
  Construction work on Tanzania–Zambia Transmission Interconnection Project (TAZA) is expected to begin from January 2023 and be completed by January 2025.

• Malawi's first battery energy storage system gets MIGA guarantees

  July 28, 2022
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has guaranteed USD24 million in equity and shareholder loan investments to Golomoti JCM Solar Corporation Limited for a new 20 MW solar photovoltaic plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) in Malawi.

• Oman’s OETCL announces completion of OMR64 million projects

  July 27, 2022
  Oman’s high voltage grid developer, Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), recently announced the completion of several key network projects in various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman at a total cost of over OMR64 million.

• Kenya to import cheap electricity from Ethiopia

  July 26, 2022
  Following the signing of a power purchase agreement (PPA) between Kenya Power and Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) earlier this week, Kenya is expected to begin importing cheaper hydro electricity from Ethiopia in November 2022.

• Saudi’s SEC completes 380 kV Qassim–Madinah OHTL project

  July 26, 2022
  State-owned Saudi Electricity Company’s (SEC) subsidiary, Electricity Projects Development Company, has recently announced the completion of the 420-km-long, 380 kV Qassim–Madinah overhead transmission line (OHTL) project.

• USA’s Enernet Global commences work on Dasa hybrid project in Niger

  July 25, 2022
  The US-based hybrid independent power producer, Enernet Global Inc, has commenced work on a hybrid power plant at Dasa in the Republic of Niger. The early engineering works are anticipated to be completed by late 2022, after which project construction would start.The US-based hybrid independent power producer, Enernet Global Inc, has commenced work on a hybrid power plant at Dasa in the Republic of Niger. The early engineering works are anticipated to be completed by late 2022, after which project construction would start.

• Spain’s RIC Energy commences work on 23 MW solar farm and transmission system in Uganda

  July 22, 2022
  Spain’s RIC Energy recently commenced construction work on the 23 MW Nkonge solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Uganda for a Kampala-based, German-Ugandan diversified company, The Xsabo Group.

• Scatec ASA commences work on solar and BESS project in South Africa

  July 21, 2022
  Norwegian renewable energy solutions provider Scatec ASA has commenced the construction work on three solar plants and a battery energy storage system in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa.

• Nigerian national electricity grid suffers major collapse

  July 21, 2022
  The Nigerian national electricity grid suffered a major collapse on July 20, 2022 morning, which caused a general blackout. The latest grid collapse is the sixth in 2022.

• Saudi Arabia and Iraq sign agreement for a 400 kV interconnection link

  July 21, 2022
  Saudi Arabia and Iraq have signed an executive report on the principles of an electricity interconnection agreement for a 400 kV, 435-km link capable of transmitting 1 GW between the two countries.

• Mozambique’s Ncondezi Energy launches solar and BESS feasibility study

  July 20, 2022
  Ncondezi Energy Limited has recently launched a feasibility study on the 300 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Tete, Mozambique, which is being undertaken by Ncondezi Green Power Holding Limited, its wholly owned green energy subsidiary.

• Tanzania’s TANESCO suffers heavy losses due to theft of copper wires

  July 20, 2022
  Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) has reportedly suffered a loss of TZS224.8 million in Geita region due to the theft of copper wires in the transformers.

• Sierra Leone synchronises with CLSG network

  July 19, 2022
  With the successful synchronisation of the Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea (CLSG) Interconnection Project with Sierra Leone, the latter’s capital city Freetown is receiving 24x7 electricity supply.