Wind power generation development opportunity in Tanzania

The Rural Energy Agency in Tanzania invites qualified wind power projects developer for supply and installation of wind turbines in Makambako, Karatu, Mkumbara, Singida, Mafia and Rukwa sites in Tanzania.

More details in the file attached.

Invitation for wind power generation in Tanzania.pdf

RSB Certification is now open for business!

As you may know, the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels announced the official kick-off of its certification system on March 23, 2011 at World Biofuels Market in Rotterdam. Please find attached the official Press Release.

Additional news and press releases from RSB partners and members (including Boeing, UNEP, WWF, NWF, CI and IUCN) are available at www.rsb.org

11-03-23 PR – RSB Certification Roll-out.pdf

Kenya’s Lake Turkana wind project delayed

Nairobi, Kenya — ESI-AFRICA.COM — 18 March 2011 – First power from Kenya’s 300MW Lake Turkana wind project ‒ the largest of its kind in Africa ‒ has been pushed back slightly because of delays in obtaining the necessary government guarantees. 

In January the Kenyan government finally provided letters of support from the ministry of finance, giving its backing to lenders for the 560 million euro (US$784 million) project.

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