Africa

Kusile Power Station

Kusile power station, which is expected to become the world's largest coal-fired power plant upon completion, is being constructed in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Kusile is the first South African power facility to incorporate wet flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology....

Skikda CCGT Power Plant

The 880MW Skikda Power Plant has come on line in the Algerian coastal city of Skikda. The project is thought to have cost $562m. It was awarded to SNC Lavalin Constructors International Inc. on 7 June 2003, with a...

Majuba Coal Fired Power Plant

The 4,110MW Majuba coal-fired plant near Amersfoort in South Africa is being upgraded with new safety and monitoring equipment. The power station was built and is run by PTM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eskom, which is the largest...

Lower Kihansi Hydropower Project

The 180MW hydroelectric facility in the Lower Kihansi Gorge, south central Tanzania, has been on stream since December 1999. Three turbines are currently operating at the facility, which is operated by the Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (TANESCO). ...

Kenya Electricity Generating Company Olkaria II Expansion

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) is building a third unit at its Olkaria II geothermal power station. The plant is located about 100km northwest of Nairobi, the nation's capital. It taps the geothermal field in Kenya's Rift Valley. The...

Jorf Lasfar Coal-Fired Power Plant Expansion

The Jorf Lasfar project has expanded an existing coal-fired steam power station with two additional coal-fired 348MW units. This brings the total installed capacity to 1,356MW. The projected involved the installation of two 348MW steam turbine generator sets, two...

CTDS Biomass Plant / Coal CHP Plant

A new 35MW coal and bagasse combined heat and power (CHP) plant has been added to the list in Mauritius. The CTDS (Compagnie Thermique du Sud) plant started operation in 2005, and was Mauritiusโ€™ second to use limited recourse...

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