Category: Coal Power
China to Finance and Build a Massive New Coal Power Plant in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean government announced last month that construction of the new $3 billion Sengwa coal power plant will proceed after years of negotiation. The new 2,800 megawatt plant will be a joint effort between ...
Podcast Transcript: Kenya Tribunal Blocks Chinese-Financed Coal Power Plant
Eric: Hello, and welcome to another edition of China in Africa podcast. I'm Eric Olander and as always, I'm joined by Cobus van Staden, a senior China-Africa researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg, ...
Kenya Tribunal Blocks Chinese-Financed Coal Power Plant
Kenya's National Environmental Tribunal ruled this week that the government and its industry-allies failed to submit a proper environmental impact assessment to build a coal power on Lamu island. The $2 billion plant, with more than half of the financing coming from the Industrial ...