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“POWER AFRICA” & PARTNER COUNTRY ENERGY IN THE NEWS June 29 – July 12, 2014 Article Summaries & Full Clips The following are articles written by third-party news outlets. The links to this information are provided for your convenience. The U.S. Agency for International Development does not endorse the views or positions stated by the authors of these articles and their media organizations. IN THE NEWS: Featured “Power Africa” Articles June 29 – July 12, 2014 POWER AFRICA DEVELOPMENTS and African-funded the inaugural U.S.-Africa NBET Shares Knowledge on philanthropic organization Business Forum. This event PPA Drafting with Recipient dedicated to the promotion of represents an unprecedented Countries, Articles entrepreneurship on the occasion for U.S. and African July 8 | This Day Live continent. heads of state to meet with The Nigerian Bulk Electricity business leaders and discuss Trading Plc (NBET) has Opinion: Power Africa Forms ways of catalyzing new, partnered with two key U.S. Bridgehead in Hoped for continent-wide trade and agencies of the United States Boom Market investment opportunities. (US) to provide lucid June 30 | African Energy knowledge on drafting and Launched by President Barack Opinion: Power Off / Power implementation of Power Obama in Cape Town one year On - What you need to know Purchase Agreements (PPA) ago, the Power Africa initiative about the 1.4 billion people for independent power has been making bold claims living without electricity — projects (IPPs) to benefit the about its early successes in a and how you can help light up African countries involved the campaign to boost Sub- their future Power Africa initiative. Saharan Africa's (SSA) installed June 25| ONE Campaign generation capacity by some Energy poverty simply means a Opinion: Electrify Africa, 10GW and connect some 20m lack of affordable, reliable Energize Africa and Power more homes and businesses to electricity needed to support a Africa: Partnering With Africa the grid by 2020. comfortable, prosperous for the Long Run standard of living. Billions of July 2 | Roll Call The U.S.-Africa Leaders the world’s energy poor aren’t Tony O. Elumelu is an Summit: A Focus on Foreign connected to any power entrepreneur, philanthropist, Direct Investment source. And for those who are and chairman of Heirs July 11 | Brookings Institute connected to the grid, the Holdings Limited, a pan- Blog actual flow of electricity is African proprietary investment On the second day of sporadic and blackouts company with interests in President Obama’s three-day frequent. strategic sectors of Africa’s U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit, economy. Elumelu is also the the U.S. Department of founder of the Tony Elumelu Commerce and Bloomberg Foundation, an Africa-based Philanthropies will convene IN THE NEWS: Featured Partner Country Energy News June 29 – July 12, 2014 ETHIOPIA sub-committee agreed that it areas across Kenya. Under the will provide up to US$300,000 scheme, Kenya Power is Ethiopia approves 15 pct for each country to undertake targeting prospective customers spending increase in development of an SREP within a radius of 600 metres 2014/2015 budget investment plan. from transformers and will be July 8| Reuters carried out by the Rural Ethiopia's parliament Ghanaians undertake grid Electrification Authority (REA), it connected solar training approved a 178.6 billion-birr said. July 10| VibeGhana.com ($9.2 billion) budget for 2014- The DSTC Solar Training Centre Kenya seeks investors for two 2015 on Monday, a 15 percent is undertaking the training of 14 geothermal power plants rise from the previous year Ghanaians in grid connected June 30| Reuters that will boost spending on solar course in Accra. Kenya invited bids on Monday education, health and road The 10-day training, sponsored for the construction of two building. by German Development electricity generation plants Cooperation (GIZ), will be from underground gas for a Ethiopia's Electric Power delivered by Mr Geoff combined 60 MW from Export Growing – Minister Stapleton, the Master Trainer geothermal power. Endowed June 27 | Ethiopian Radio and and assisted by Technical with vast geothermal energy Television Agency Trainers of DSTC Mr Richard resources in the Rift Valley, the Ethiopia's effort to create power Arthur, and Nicholas Opoku east African nation wants to integration in Eastern Africa Kwarteng. expand its generation capacity consolidates its economic by 5,000 MW by 2017 from benefits and the capacity to KENYA about 1700 MW now, to lower generate power, Alemayehu tariffs and cut costs of doing Tegenu, Water, Irrigation and Bluesea eyes Meru 40- business. Energy Minister, has said. The megawatt wind power plant Minister said the power July 10 | GE taps smart solutions to integration not only strengthens businessdailyafrica.com Kenya’s energy crisis the relations among the Bluesea Energy plans to put up a July 7 | countries, but also increases the 40-megawatt wind power plant businessdailyafrica.com foreign currency earning of in Meru, making it the second Five million of Kenya’s eight Ethiopia. firm to target the county.The million households are not Kenyan firm published a notice connected to the national grid, GHANA on Thursday for public discussion, joining Kenya according to the International Ghana, others win Renewable Electricity Generating Company Finance Corporation, but the Energy funding in investing in the region. private sector is now July 8 | Business & Financial accelerating the continent’s Times Online Kenya Power injects US$32 electricity uptake by deploying Nine African countries, including million in government alternative solutions. General Ghana, have been chosen to subsidised scheme Electric is one of them. receive funding and operational July 07 | African Review support from the Climate Kenya Power (KP) company is Investment Fund’s (CIF) Scaling- set to spend US$32mn to up Renewable Energy in Low connect 8,000 new customers in Income Countries Programme a government subsidised Solar Street Lighting Project (SREP). scheme for low income Boosts Trade in Homa Bay In their final decision, the SREP households especially in rural July 7 | The Star Homa Bay County Governor will soon go into the next Seven Killed Due to Illegal Cyprian Awiti (r), his deputy implementation phase. Electricity Connection in Hammilton Orata and politician Kilimanjaro Mark Matunga at Sena Market Harmonising policies for African July 10 | Tanzania Daily News during the launch of the solar energy provision Residents in Kilimanjaro Region strret lights. The solar lights which July 9 | Africa Review have been warned against illegal have been introduced in Homa Opportunities for investment in power connection as seven Bay County to curb insecurity and Nigeria's power generation and people are reported to have to extend business hours. distribution infrastructure are died from such incidents. set to become more attractive LIBERIA Residents, often assisted by under the next and final phases people posing as Tanzania of privatization. Ellen Reminds America of Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) staff, have been Power Commitment Nebo inaugurates automated causing harm to themselves, July 7| The New Dawn payment system for power their property and other electric President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf sector power users. says she is holding America to July 9 | DailyPost Nigeria its commitment recently made The Minister of Power, Prof. Tanzania needs 3800MW in 11 to see the light all over Liberia. Chinedu Nebo, on Tuesday in years Abuja inaugurated an NIGERIA July 6| East Africa Business automated Power Collect Week Command Centre meant to 100 million Nigerians have no Tanzania’s annual power ensure transparent revenue access to electricity’ demand is expected to increase collection and payment in the July 1 | Punch between 11% to 13% over the electricity value chain. The Director, International coming years. This is largely due Nebo said that the centre, which Centre for Energy and to a combination of a mounting was developed by the Market Environment Development, Mr. electricity deficit, rapidly Operator (MO) in conjunction Ewa Eleri, has said about 100 growing urbanisation and with the CBN Nigeria Interbank million Nigerians have no access improving standards of living. Settlement System (NIBSS), will to electricity. He disclosed this ensure equitable revenue ZECO Vows to Connect Rural in Abuja during a one-day collection and payment in line Homes With Electricity workshop on renewable energy, with international best practice. July 8 | Tanzania Daily News organised by Winrock Zanzibar Electricity Company International. (ZECO) has vowed to continue taking power to rural areas in FG Ramps Up Efforts on Off- Grid Rural Electrification order to ensure the service Programme brings economic change to the July 8 | This Day people. ZECO General Manager, The federal government has Mr Hassan Ali Mbarouk, made said that its recent initiative the pledge when addressing aimed at providing off-grid Kilombero villagers in North Unguja Region. electricity supply to rural communities across the country TANZANIA IN THE NEWS - Full Clips Power Africa 1. NBET Shares Knowledge on PPA Drafting with Recipient Countries, Articles | This Day Live 2. Opinion: Electrify Africa, Energize Africa and Power Africa: Partnering With Africa for the Long Run | Roll Call 3. Opinion: Power Africa Forms U.S. Bridgehead in Hoped for Boom Market | African Energy 4. The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: A Focus on Foreign Direct Investment | Brookings Institute Blog 5. Opinion: Power Off / Power On - What you need to know about the 1.4 billion people living without electricity — and how you can help light up their future | ONE Campaign Energy In Africa Ethiopia 6. Ethiopia approves 15 pct spending increase in 2014/2015 budget | Reuters 7. Ethiopia's Electric Power Export Growing – Minister | Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency Ghana 8. Ghana, others win Renewable Energy funding | Business & Financial Times Online 9. Ghanaians undertake grid connected solar training | VibeGhana.com Kenya 10. Bluesea eyes Meru 40-megawatt wind power plant | businessdailyafrica.com 11.