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Redstone concentrated solar power project, South Africa
The 100MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant being built in the Humansrus solar park could finally be commissioned in 2024. It is part of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme and will use ThermaVault technology, which combines solar thermal technology with molten salt energy storage, to provide reliable and dispatchable power even after sunset.
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Lake Albert refinery, Uganda
Uganda’s future 60,000-barrel-a-day oil refinery in Hoima district needs a final investment decision (FID) this year if it wants to be ready on time to process domestic oil from its western region.
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Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline
To further regional integration across West Africa, NNPC Ltd of Nigeria and ONHYM of Morocco continue to make progress on the future 5,600km pipeline that will carry natural gas from Nigeria’s Niger Delta to Morocco and Europe, passing through 13 African countries along the Atlantic coast. It was announced in 2016 and is expected to cost $25bn. It will have a capacity of 10 billion cubic metres a year and could cost as much as $25bn.
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Mauritania-Mali transmission line
To increase regional electricity trade, West Africa is working towards a $900m project to build a 1,373km high-voltage power line between Mauritania and Mali, with a capacity of 600MW. It also includes a 50MW solar plant in Kiffa, Mauritania, and the connection of 100,000 new households to the grid.