Projects

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...

Bujagali Hydro-Power Dam, Jinja,

A 250MW private hydro-electric power plant project is still being delayed at the Bujagali site, Jinja, in Uganda. AES Corporation (USA) and Madhvani International (South Africa) are developing the project, known as the Nile Independent Power Project. Original plans...

Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme

Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme (Ingula PSS) is located 23km north-east of Van Reenenโ€™s Pass on the border of Free State and KwaZulu Natal in South Africa. The facility will generate power for the national grid. Van Reenenโ€™s Pass was...

Medupi Coal-Fired Power Station

Medupi is a dry-cooled coal-fired power station under construction in Lephalale, South Africa. Formerly known as Project Alpha and Charlie, the plant's construction began in August 2007. It is being developed by Eskom, South Africa's state-owned power corporation, at...

Bumbuna Hydroelectric Power Station, Tonkolili District, West Africa

The 50MW Bumbuna hydroelectric power plant is located on the Seli river in the Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone, West Africa. The first phase of the project was completed and commissioned in November 2009. It was launched to provide...

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