KRG to begin privatizing fragile electricity sector: official
A Ministry of Electricity proposal to privatize the Kurdistan Region’s fragile electricity sector has been approved, according to ministry officials....
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Rwanda parliament approves €91.4mn electrification funding
Rwanda Parliament yesterday approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit worth €91,4million to finance Rwanda’s energy sector supplemental development policy...
ETHIOPIA: Renaissance Dam will be impounded in July 2020
Ethiopia is determined to start an energy revolution through its gigantic hydroelectric project on the Nile. The Great Ethiopian Renaissance...
Siemens’ tech contributes 60% towards Oman’s electricity
Electronic manufacturing firm Siemens has revealed its contribution towards the sultanate of Oman's critical power, water and healthcare infrastructure, in...
Ethio-Kenya Electricity Highway Project nearing completion
The Ethio-Kenya Electricity Highway Project is expected to be ready for testing and commissioning at the end of this Ethiopian...
Ethiopia inaugurates Genale Dawa III hydroelectric power plant
Ethiopia has inaugurated the delayed Genale Dawa III hydroelectric power plant. The project which was built on Dawa River in...
L&T unit lands big Saudi substation project contracts
India's top engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) said its Power Transmission and Distribution Business unit has won...
UAE, Japan sign strategic pact for energy cooperation
The UAE and Japan have signed a Strategic Energy Cooperation Agreement between the Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council, represented by...
Iraq signs deal to import electricity from Arab Gulf states
Iraq is set to import 500 megawatts of electricity from Sunni Arab gulf countries before next summer, Iraqi Ministry of...
Oman to award key solar-diesel hybrid project contract
Oman's Rural Areas Electricity Company (Tanweer) is set to award a contract for the development of 11 small-scale solar photovoltaic...
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