Karuma power dam technical bids completed

The technical re-evaluation process for the bids interested in the construction of the proposed 600 megawatt (MW) Karuma hydropower project has been completed. The procurement process now enters the financial evaluation stage, after which the best evaluated firm will be invited for negotiations, acceptance and signing of the contract before construction works starts.

“A team of highly competent experts has completed the technical-evaluation process and we are moving on the next procurement stage,” Paul Mubiru, the acting permanent secretary in the energy ministry said on Monday. “Their report is with us. But we don’t want to disclose the details as per the law.”

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Bid to advance Africa’s power infrastructure

An inaugural conference and exhibition aims to provide a platform for discussion and debate on ways power is provided throughout the continent.

An event designed to bring African nations together to explore solutions to improve the continent’s electricity infrastructure is be held for the first time this year.

The inaugural DistribuTECH Africa 2013 conference and exhibition will be held from October 30 to November 1 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Reading company bids to bring green energy to Africa

A green energy company based in Central Reading has struck a deal with a Tanzanian firm to find a solution to power supply problems in the African country.

Jonathan Bates, the founding director and general manager of Photon Energy, recently travelled to Africa to set up the joint venture with Comfix Engineering Ltd.

The two businesses hope to strike deals with organisations such as housing developers, businesses, schools and hospitals across the country.

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