Cahora Bassa produces more power than predicted

Despite low levels of water in the Zambezi River, the Cahora Bassa dam, in Mozambique’s western province of Tete, generated more electricity than planned in the first quarter of this year. According to a release from Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), the company that operates the dam, between January and March Cahora Bassa produced 3,433,504MWh…

Integrity in Development Projects: African Development Bank debars CHINT Electric for 36 months for fraudulent practices

The institution’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found the company to have engaged in numerous misrepresentations of its past experience in bidding for Bank-financed contracts Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, May 7, 2018 – The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on May 7, 2018, announced the conclusion of a settlement agreement with CHINT Electric Co., Ltd., a power…