The governments of Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are planning a 1,450-km cross-border electricity transmission project aimed at strengthening regional power integration and addressing electricity shortages...
Read MoreHydro-Link, a unit of US-based Symbion Power, has signed a preliminary agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to construct a USD1.5 billion transmission line to deliver electricity to key copper and cobalt mines...
Read MoreUganda’s Energy Transition Plan 2023, developed in collaboration with the International Energy Agency, aims to provide universal access to modern energy by 2030, achieve net-zero emissions by 2065 and position Uganda as an...
Read MoreZambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has disclosed its plans to invest USD500 million over the next two years to boost its renewable production and upgrade its power transmission capacity to the Democratic Republic of...
Read MoreDuring the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, 30 African Heads of State and governments supported the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, pledging to implement transformative reforms aimed at ensuring reliable,...
Read MoreThe World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) recently launched a global energy initiative, along with an international coalition consisting of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), Sustainable Energy...
Read MoreThe power grid developer of Tanzania, Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO), confirmed the completion of the Zambia–Tanzania–Kenya (ZTK) project in November 2025. The project aims to link the Southern African Power...
Read MoreThe International Energy Agency (IEA) has urged Uganda to develop transmission lines to neighbouring power markets to increase the supply of electricity based on its in-depth review of Uganda’s energy and climate policies....
Read MoreThe Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) was established in 2005 to coordinate cross-border electricity trade and grid connection among the countries of the eastern Africa region. EAPP comprises 13 eastern African countries —...
Read MoreZambia’s Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has proposed the construction of a 26.8-km, 66 kV transmission line connecting the Dangote substation to Lonshi Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Read MoreZambia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for reviving the Luapula River hydropower generation project and the Kolwezi-Solwezi transmission line.
Read MoreThe cross-border project aims to link north-eastern DRC, which is isolated from the national grid.
Read MoreThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) power utility Société Nationale d’Électricité (SNEL) has awarded a USD38.6 million contract to Elsewedy Electric’s subsidiary—Elsewedy Electric for Trading & Distribution—for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 220-15/6.6 kV high voltage distribution substation in the city of Kasumbalesa.
Read MoreThe Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) power utility Société Nationale d’Électricité (SNEL) has awarded a USD38.6 million contract to Elsewedy Electric’s subsidiary—Elsewedy Electric for Trading & Distribution—for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a 220-15/6.6 kV high voltage distribution substation in the city of Kasumbalesa.
Read MoreThe cross-border project aims to link north-eastern DRC, which is isolated from the national grid.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide financial support to the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme (NELSAP) for updating the feasibility study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)–Uganda interconnection, which is part of the NEL Interconnection Project.
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) will provide financial support to the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Programme (NELSAP) for updating the feasibility study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)–Uganda interconnection, which is part of the NEL Interconnection Project.
Read MoreRecently, state-owned Rwanda Energy Group Limited (REG) subsidiary — Energy Development Company Limited (EDCL), launched the 220 kV Shango substation located in the Gasabo District, Rwanda.
Read MoreThe Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) was created in 1995 and was the first formal international power pool in Africa. Under it, the national electricity companies in southern Africa cooperate with the support of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
Read MoreAs per the latest data available from SAPP, the electricity demand for the 12 member countries is likely to increase from 53,514 MW in 2019 to 67,838 MW in 2025, representing a CAGR of 4 per cent.
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