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. 2023 Jun 12:1–23. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-27661-3

Table 2.

Investments funded by Chinese sources, by country and project: sub-Saharan Africa, 1990–2014 (Blimpo and Cosgrove-Davies (2019) published by World Bank)

Country Project Technology Capacity (MW) Financial close Project status Total investment (US$, millions)
Angola CIF Cement Hydro, large 35 2014 Operational 73.4
Botswana Morupule B Power Station Coal 600 2009 Operational/construction 970.0
Cameroon Memve’ele Hydropower Project Hydro 201.2 2011 Construction 637.0
Central African Republic Boali No. 3 Hydropower Plant Hydro, small 9.6 2011 Operational 25.0
Congo, Dem. Rep. Zongo-II Hydropower Scheme Hydro, large 150 2011 Construction 367.5
Congo, Rep. Imboulou Dam Hydro, large 120 2009 Operational 341.0
Congo, Rep. Liouesso Hydropower Station Hydro, small 19.2 2014 Construction 40.3
Côte d’Ivoire Soubré Hydropower Project Hydro, large 270 2012 Construction 571.0
Equatorial Guinea Malabo Power Plant Expansion CCGT + OCGT 84 2010 Operational 99.6
Equatorial Guinea Djiploho Hydropower Project Hydro, large 120 2010 Operational 257.0
Ethiopia Fan Hydropower Project Hydro, large 97 2009 Operational 186.0
Ethiopia Adama Wind Farm Wind, onshore 50 2011 Operational 123.0
Ethiopia Genale (GD-3) Multipurpose Hydro, large 245 2012 Construction 451.0
Ethiopia Gilgel Gibe III Hydro, large 400 2012 Operational 500.0
Ethiopia Adama Wind Farm II Wind, onshore 100 2014 Operational 293.3
Ethiopia Messabo Harrena Wind Farm Wind, onshore 51 2014 Construction 127.0
Gabon Poubara Hydropower Project Hydro, large 160 2010 Operational 398.0
Ghana Bui Hydropower Project Hydro, large 400 2009 Operational 621.0
Guinea Kaleta Hydropower Project Hydro, large 240 2010 Construction 446.2
Mali Gouina Hydropower Project Hydro 147 2013 Construction 467
Nigeria Omotosho Power Plant Phase I OCGT + CCGT 335 2002 Operational 361.0
Nigeria Papalanto Power Gas Turbine Power Plant, in Ogun OCGT + CCGT 335 2002 Operational 359.7
Nigeria Omotosho Power Plant II (NIPP) OCGT + CCGT 513 2010 Operational 660.0
Nigeria Zungeru Hydropower Project Hydro 700 2013 Construction 1293.0
Sudan Al Fulah Natural gas 105 2001 Operational 300.0
Sudan Garri (Qarre) I & II, at El Gaili CCGT 300 2005 Operational 221.5
Sudan Hydraulic Works for Merowe Dam and HPP Project Hydro 12.5 2009 Operational 87.0
Togo/Benin Adjarala Hydro 147 2014 308.0
Uganda Isimba Hydropower Project Hydro 183 2015 Loan agreement signed 556.0
Uganda Karuma Hydropower Project Hydro 600 2014 Loan agreement in process 1688.4
Zambia Kariba North Bank Power Station Extension Project Hydro 360 2009 Operational 279.0
Zambia Mazabuka Coal 300 2014 Construction, but financing not complete 560.0
Zambia Lunzua Hydro, small 14.8 2014 Operational 31.5
Zimbabwe Kariba South Bank Power Station Extension Project Hydro 300 2013 Construction 89.0

CCGT, combined cycle gas turbine; HFO, heavy fuel oil; MW, megawatt; OCGT, open-cycle gas turbine