Energy Infrastructure

EEU's $30.6B 25-year grid plan and Ethiopia's first wind IPP are driving live RFQs for transformers, SCADA, and cogeneration gear.

Ethiopia's grid plan calls for 6,945 MVA of new transformer capacity. Who buys it, what it costs to land, and how EEP and EEU tenders differ.

A EUR 54.6M French tranche is automating Ethiopian substations under RISED. Who buys SCADA systems here, and how the orders get paid.

Zambian mines spec 750-2,000 kVA diesel gensets for critical loads after 2024's 20-hour load shedding. New, used, modular options explained.

GE supplied all five 150 MW Francis turbines at Kafue Gorge Lower. Here's who is buying Zambia's next hydro turbines, and how those deals get paid.

PowerChina built Chisamba's 100 MW Phase 2 for $70 million in 2026. Indicative EPC budgets, named contractors and financing for Zambia solar.

CEC is spending $500M partly to lift its Zambia-DRC line from 250MW to 550MW. Who buys transformers in Zambia, and how the deals get paid.

Zambia grew generation from 3,100 MW to 4,576 MW in five years. Who buys gensets, turbines, solar, transformers and BESS, and how deals get paid.

A new 500 kW industrial diesel genset budgets at USD 120,000 to 180,000 ex-works. Indicative Uganda genset costs, install add-ons, duties, and buyers.

Karuma-Tororo alone needs 346 km of 400kV towers. Where Uganda's utilities and EPCs source fabricated tower steel, and whether used stock ever qualifies.

UEDCL is refurbishing 12 substations and building 6 new ones. The $50m Amari project re-equips four more. Who buys HV switchgear in Uganda, and how.

UEDCL replaced 338 transformers in 2025 and has 518 more planned. Which classes are ringfenced for local plants, and where foreign OEMs still win.

UEDCL has an ERA-approved UGX 267.5bn plan: 518 transformers, 18 substations. Who buys power equipment in Uganda and how the RFQs get won.

Globeleq's $117M binary plant hits the Kenyan grid in 2026 and GDC is tendering 70-100 MW at Paka. Who buys binary cycle equipment, and how.

KenGen is drilling 42 wells under a $1.8B geothermal program and KETRACO has a KSh 65B grid pipeline. Who buys energy equipment in Kenya, and how.

Olkaria VII needs an 80.3 MW turbine island by June 2027, with a USD 1.8B expansion behind it. How geothermal turbine procurement works in Kenya.

KenGen's $1.8B Olkaria programme names reinjection wells in a 42-well scope. What the systems include, who buys them in Kenya, and how to quote.

KenGen is drilling 42 wells under a $1.8B programme and GDC runs seven rigs rated to 7 km. Who buys drilling rigs in Kenya, and how to sell to them.

Senegal's confirmed and tendered grid-battery pipeline now tops 600 MWh across Tobene, NEA Kolda, and a new Senelec tender. Where the RFQs sit.

Senegal's grid rebuild includes a EUR 200M, 8-substation Senelec deal. How to import transformer and substation equipment and get paid on the euro peg.

Senegal's JETP mobilised EUR 2.5B toward a 40% renewables target by 2030. Where power and energy equipment RFQs sit, and how to win them.

Cap des Biches runs 300 MW on two GE Vernova 9E.03 turbines. Where Senegal's gas turbine RFQs sit, who issues them, and how to get paid.

Senegal hit 671 MW of solar by early 2026. Indicative equipment budgets, the euro-pegged FX advantage, and where the RFQs sit.

Senegal is stringing 225 kV line fast: OMVG's 1,677 km loop plus a $600M MCC grid compact. Where the conductor and tower RFQs sit, and how to win them.

Ghana runs 4,132 MW of capacity, a $533M transmission upgrade, and a 100,000 bpd refinery build. How energy suppliers win English-default RFQs.

Ghana targets 50% LPG access by 2030, lifting H1 2025 consumption to 168.6 million kg. What buyers of bottling lines and cylinder plants need to know.

Ghana's peak demand hit 4,338 MW in 2025, up 9.8% in a year. Who buys transformers and substation kit, and how foreign vendors win the RFQs.

Ghana imports over 90% of its fuel, a $3.7bn bill through August 2025. That gap is the case for modular refinery skids. Who supplies them and who buys.

Tanzania runs 1,284 MW of gas-fired capacity and is reviving a 1,000 MW Kinyerezi III block. How turbine suppliers reach TANESCO.

Namibia's Kudu project anchors a 475 MW combined-cycle gas turbine buy. The procurement map for gas turbine suppliers selling into Namibian power.

Tanzania's 400 kV backbone is in active build: the TZS 513bn Chalinze-Dodoma line and 620 km TAZA interconnector. How GIS suppliers win TANESCO RFQs.

Tanzania's grid passed 8,500 km in 2026 and power transformer lead times hit 128 weeks. New, refurbished, and mobile HV options for TANESCO buyers.

NamPower's 100 MW Sores Gaib plant cost NAD 1.6 billion and lands almost every module by sea. The import map for solar PV suppliers to Namibia.

Namibia's peak demand climbs from 931 MW to 1,348 MW by 2030 while it imports half its power. The procurement map for power equipment suppliers.

Tanzania scrapped VAT and import duty on solar inverters and is building 6,000 MW of renewables by 2030. How inverter suppliers reach the buyers.

Single-axis trackers add roughly $0.15 to $0.35/W over fixed-tilt for 12 to 25% more yield. A Tanzania budget guide for solar mounting and tracking.

Tanzania's 2026/27 energy budget is TZS 2.52 trillion, 97.5% on power and gas. How grid equipment suppliers win TANESCO RFQs.

Tanzania's TAZA line alone needs 1,614 towers across 620 km. A procurement guide to tower steel, ACSR conductors, and OPGW on the 400 kV build.

Namibia just commissioned its 54 MW Omburu battery. With BNEF turnkey BESS at $117/kWh, here is the indicative budget for grid-scale storage.

Namibia's CERIM Luderitz wind IPP is a 50 MW, N$1.4 billion build on a 25-year PPA. Here is the procurement map for wind turbine suppliers.

Morocco's 3 GW HVDC line anchors a MAD 130bn grid build. Here is who buys converter stations and HVAC substations, and how to win the RFQ.

Morocco's Offre Maroc green-H2 programme commits USD 32.5B across six projects. Here is how alkaline electrolyser stack suppliers win the work.

Morocco approved $32.5B in green hydrogen projects in 2025 plus a 3 GW HVDC line. Here is how foreign equipment suppliers win energy-infrastructure RFQs.

Morocco approved $32.5B in green hydrogen projects coupling PEM electrolysers to variable solar and wind. Here is how to win the RFQ.

Morocco's grid-connected wind target jumps from 935 MW in 2025 to 4,175 MW by 2029. Here is how nacelle and tower suppliers win the RFQs.

Electrolysis needs 9 litres of ultrapure water per kg of hydrogen. Here is what an electrolyser feedwater unit costs to buy and run in Morocco.

Trackers and mounting steel run about $0.08 to $0.15 per watt on Moroccan utility solar. A buyer-side budget guide for the 800 MW Noor Midelt build.

South Africa is building 14,500 km of new transmission lines for R440bn. Here is how foreign grid, gas, and storage suppliers win the RFQs.

How foreign suppliers procure into the Democratic Republic of the Congo: copper-cobalt belt RFQs, Lobito Corridor logistics, Inga 3 USD 1B program, FX and LC mechanics.