LONDON, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Globeleq, the leading independent power producer in sub-Saharan Africa, and IPS (West Africa), a company owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, announced that their subsidiary, Azito Energie SA has reached Financial Close on its 253 MW expansion of the existing Azito gas-fired power plant near Abidjan….
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Electrifying Communities: Out of Darkness into Opportunity–PamirEnergy — AKF Video
Pamir Energy’s cross-border projects in Badakhshan, Afghanistan serve as a powerful example of community and economic empowerment. This access to electricity is the foundation to greater stability, social equity, and peaceful development. Reliable energy has had profound impact on health, education, and over all quality of life. Source: AgaKhanFoundationUSA ->>>>><<<<<-
Power for the Afghanistan /Tajikistan border region — KfW Development Bank de on new cross-border power lines
New cross-border power lines improve access to energy In the remote border region between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, electricity supply is a real challenge: the power lines cross the Panj River which forms the border. The people in a remote region in the border area between Afghanistan and Tajikistan are finally slated to receive a reliable…
Karachi Pakistan: KESC, Siemens & Aga Khan Foundation start construction of grid station — Pakistan Observer Net
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 – Karachi—The Karachi Electric Supply Company in cooperation with Siemens Pakistan and Aga Khan Medical College Foundation has commenced the site construction work of a new 132-KV shared Grid Station and Underground Transmission Line to provide reliable and stable supply of electricity to Aga Khan University and Hospital. (…) The project…
Bujagali performing beyond expectation – management — New Vision Uganda
An Aerial view of the multibillion 250Mw Bujagali hydro power dam. On ongoing maintenance works at the power plant are scheduled and done with the backing of UETCL,newvision By Billy Rwothungeyo and Samuel Sanya Authorities at the Bujagali Energy Project (BEL) have said the power plant is performing beyond expectation. There have been fears among…
Local Engineers completed 800 ft long tunnel for 600 KV hydro power station — Awaz-e-Chitral com news
By: Gul Hamaad Farooqi CHITRAL: Work started on 600 KV hydro power house at Sewakht village of Shughoor valley. Chitral witnessed a new era in micro hydro development sector when local Engineers made 800 feet long tunnel water channel to run a micro hydro power station producing 600 KW electricity at Karimabad valley. The tunnel,…
Uganda: Bujagali Project to Reduce Sector Costs to U.S.$409 Million – All Africa com News
Kampala — The commissioning of Bujagali hydropower project will reduce sector costs from Shs1 trillion ($500bn) to Shs818bn ($409m), reports from Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), a body responsible for license generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Uganda have indicated. The 250-megawatt hydropower project on the Victoria Nile River near the Town of Jinja, in…
Electricity, Road construction works as well as completion of new School Building in Kabul – Read all progress reports at Good Afghan News com
Electricity To Come To Thousands In Eastern Afghanistan According to a Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) report published yesterday, thousands of families living in the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman will have electricity by this coming March. Read more Reports: Work on Samangan road launched; Retaining wall built in Baghlan Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported…
UBCO Prof teaches half a world away – Castanet Net News on Aga Khan University
Photo: Contributed – UBCO Associate Professor Susan Crichton, poses for a picture while in Karachi, Pakistan, where she co-facilitated a professional development program. The challenge faced by Aga Khan University (AKU) is a big one. Not only does it have campuses on two continents, it also has to reach people in some of the…
Tajik and Afghan officials Inaugurate Vanj Bridge Built by AKDN as Part of Cross-border Initiatives – Relief Web News report
Khumrogi, Vanj District, Tajikistan, 16 August 2011 – The Vanj Bridge, the fourth in a series of bridges funded by the Aga Khan Development Network, was inaugurated today by Tajikistan’s President H.E. Emomali Rahmon. The bridge connects Tajikistan’s Vanj District with Mohi-May Vulusvoli in Afghanistan and is expected to enhance cross-border humanitarian assistance delivery, infrastructure…
East Africa: ‘Budhagali’ Water Spirits Find a New Resting Place – All Africa Com News
Nairobi — Traditional Busoga hymns rent the air amid ululations and the systematic beating of drums. Several fires had been lit and a couple of cows slaughtered. The Budhagali spirits had finally been relocated to three new modern shrines in Basoga kingdom, to pave the way for the Bujagali hydropower project. Also included in the…
Warm blessings for Chitralis – By Shahbaz Rana at The Express Tribune
CHITRAL: Drudgery to make both ends meet reduced one chilly morning for Khanza Begum, 31, mother of four, as she found hot water to wash clothes at zero degrees centigrade and electricity in the evening for knitting and sewing. “Snip” The project is funded by the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, but is being maintained by the…
Gilgit-Baltistan has potential to generate 42,000 megawatts of electricity: ADB report – By ASMA RAZAQ at Pamir Times
ISLAMABAD (March 18, 2011) : Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region can contribute 42,000 MW to the national grid while the Basha dam will generate 4,500 MW alone and 7,500 MW power can be generated from Bonji dam, says a report jointly launched by World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Aga Khan Development Network and GB government. The report…
Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund PPAF sets up wind turbines, solar panels for power generation – Business Recorder News
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), in partnership with Aga Khan Planing and Building Services- Pakistan (AKPBS-P), has set up wind turbines and solar panels to provide environmentally friendly electricity to approximately 6,500 people in 29 villages of district Thatta in Sindh province. According to PPAF sources, the AKPBS-P, with the support from PPAF,…
Muslim Inventor Provides Off-the-Grid Electricity – On Islam Net news
By Marianne De Nazareth Freelance Journalist – India Wednesday, 19 January 2011 00:00 What Hajee has invented is off-the-grid energy Sustainable energy is the need of the hour especially with fossil fuels being spoken about in negative tones today, with the fear of rising Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. So, to meet the UNEP Sasakawa…
Complete information on World Nuclear Power Today
Source: World Nuclear Org ***** Nuclear generation began more than 50 years ago and now generates as much global electricity as was produced then by all sources. Some two-thirds of world population lives in nations where nuclear power plants are an integral part of electricity production and industrial infrastructures. Half the world’s people live in…
