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.
Africa’s largest solar power plant to be built in Ghana
155MW plant being developed by a British company is expected to create hundreds of jobs, increase electricity capacity and cut emissions
The largest solar power plant in Africa will be built in Ghana, the British company behind the plan said on Tuesday.
Source of much of the world’s cocoa and an increasingly significant oil producer, Ghana’s new drive to exploit the sun’s energy is predicted to create hundreds of jobs and increase the country’s electricity capacity by 6%, as well as cutting emissions.
Zimra launches solar powered systems
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority last week launched a solar system power supply at Nyamapanda Border Post to alleviate power shortages that delay customs clearance.
It is the first solar system power supply of its kind to be installed in the country. The system consists of 125 solar panels and an inverter with a capacity to produce 20KW.
Zimbabwe: Bidders Invited for Batoka Hydropower Plant
THE Zambezi River Authority has invited bids for the construction of a 1 600 megawatts hydro power plant at the Batoka Gorge, the authority said yesterday. ZRA, a statutory body jointly owned by Zimbabwe and Zambia and responsible for the Zambezi River, said the contract would be awarded on a Built, Operate and Transfer basis.
“ZRA hereby invites expressions of interest from interested companies or consortia with experience in developing hydro projects on a Build, Operate Transfer basis,†said ZRA.
