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GHANA Primary substation increases power capacity A new substation at Sefwi Bibiani in the Western Nor th Region of Ghana will improve power supply to 36 towns in the Bibiani District region. This substation was recently inaugurated by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). It has a capacity of 2 x 20/26 MVA, valued at about US$8.7 million (R138.5 million). Before the construction of the primar y substation, the Bibiani District region had a booster station, which supplied electricity to residents. However, with the ever-increasing electricity demand due to industrialisation, especially following the government of Ghana’s One District One Factor y agenda, ECG is compelled to provide reliable power supply to suppor t the demand. ECG’s 2022 approved budget for projects to improve ser vice deliver y in the Western and Western Nor th regions totals about GH₵ 24.7 million (R51.5 million). These projects include the construction of Elubo Bulk Supply Point, construction of 2 x 20 MVA Primar y station, reconstruction of Axim Switching Station, and the reconstruction of Sefwi Dwenase Primar y Substation.
EGYPT Step towards green hydrogen production
ANGOLA Megaproject to house 20 000 people Community and housing project Centralidade do Halavala, located in the municipality of Bailundo, Huambo Province, was recently inaugurated in the presence of His Excellency, the President of Angola, João Lourenço. The project’s aim is to build urban communities, as envisioned by the Angolan government within the scope of the National Urbanism and Housing Program, and implemented together with contractor Kora, the real-estate and urbanism subsidiar y of the Mitrelli Group. In addition to the provision of more than 3 000 housing units, it was designed to provide a new way of life to more than 20 000 inhabitants who will have greater access to essential ser vices such as education, health, security and a network of internal and external infrastructures open to the community. The new residents will be accompanied by social ser vices throughout, provided by the Multisectoral Integration Program initiative, to ease the cultural transition into their new homes and community, resulting in a better quality of life for them and a brighter future for their families.
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UAE’s Masdar and Egypt’s Hassan Allam Utilities have signed agreements with state-backed Egyptian organisations that will see the par ties work together on the development of large-scale green hydrogen projects in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and on the Mediterranean coast. “In the first phase of the project, Hassan Allam Utilities and Masdar aim to establish a green hydrogen manufacturing facility, which would be operational by 2026, producing 100 000 t of e-methanol annually for bunkering in the Suez Canal. The electrolyser facilities in the Suez Canal Economic Zone and on the Mediterranean could be extended to up to 4 GW by 2030
to produce 2.3 Mt of green ammonia for expor t, as well as supply green hydrogen for local industries,” explains Amr Allam, CEO of Hassan Allam Holding. He adds that Masdar and Hassan Allam Utilities see Egypt as a hub for green hydrogen production, targeting the bunkering market, expor t to Europe, and boosting local industr y. “Egypt enjoys abundant solar and wind resources that allow generation of renewable power at a highly competitive cost – a key enabler for green hydrogen production. Egypt is also located within close proximity to markets where demand for green hydrogen is expected to grow the most, providing robust opportunity for export.”
