AllAfrica News: Energy

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ten clean energy projects across eight African countries are set to receive more than £2 million to expand renewable energy solutions in healthcare, telecommunications, agriculture, fishing and small businesses.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Ibrah Muwonge alias Kimbowa Ibrah has become the first person to be convicted of terrorism in Uganda arising from the deliberate vandalism of electricity infrastructure. Muwonge was on Tuesday convicted by the International Crimes Division of the High Court on two counts of terrorism and one count of terrorism financing after entering a plea ba...

[New Times] The government is putting in place a series of safeguards, including stronger regulatory oversight, nationwide radiation monitoring and emergency-response systems, as it prepares to develop the country's first nuclear power programme.

[Nile Post] The International Crimes Division of the High Court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for terrorism over his role in the destruction of electricity transmission infrastructure in Central Uganda.

[New Times] Rwanda is moving to expand its electricity capacity and accelerate the transition to clean, reliable power through Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The technology is no longer the only question. The bigger challenge is financing a pioneering 100 MW plant, estimated to cost around $500 million.