Madagascar
Madagascar takes direct control of fuel imports to keep JIRAMA plants running
Madagascar received its first state-negotiated diesel cargo in August 2026 — 67 million litres reserved for utility JIRAMA, covering roughly six months of fuel. Law 021/2026 moved fuel importing from a private distributors' pool to the State Procurement Office, after months of shortages and an energy state of emergency reactivated on 17 July.
Source: Ecofin Agency →
Why it matters
Every imported litre is a cost and currency risk for the Malagasy grid, especially in the dry season when hydropower output drops and diesel plants carry the load. Sites that shift baseload to run-of-river hydro — with locally serviceable turbines and solar hybridisation — cut that exposure structurally. TC × HIER builds, rehabilitates and services such plants, with O&M based in Madagascar.
DR Congo
Ivanhoe and SNEL bring Inga II Unit 5 back to life — 178 MW restored
Ivanhoe Mines and utility SNEL have completed the refurbishment and commissioning of turbine Unit 5 at the Inga II hydropower plant, restoring 178 MW of generating capacity. A first 50 MW tranche now supplies the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex, with hydro supply to the mine set to increase further as grid reinforcements advance.
Source: Ivanhoe Mines →
Why it matters
Brownfield turbine rehabilitation is the fastest and cheapest capacity available in the DRC — and it is precisely what TC × HIER does: runners, governors, excitation and control systems repaired or rebuilt to original drawings, frequently without taking the plant offline for long.
Zambia
Kariba allocation raised to 36 billion m³ as $294 M dam rehabilitation wraps up
The Zambezi River Authority has raised Kariba's 2026 water allocation for power generation to 36 billion cubic metres — the strongest storage position since 2019. The $294 million dam safety rehabilitation, financed by the World Bank, AfDB and the EU, is expected to close out this month, extending the dam's working life by at least 50 years.
Source: Zambezi River Authority (via Energy News Network) →
Why it matters
Water variability is now a planning constant, not an anomaly. Hybrid solar-hydro operation and dam safety programmes sustain steady demand for turbine upgrades, governors and SCADA — the core of TC × HIER's retrofit line, proven from Laos to Enshi on units up to 15 MW.
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire ratifies $300 M US grant to modernise grid and deepen WAPP trade
On 5 August 2026, Côte d'Ivoire ratified a CFA 171 billion (US$300 million) grant agreement with the US Millennium Challenge Corporation to support the second phase of the West African Power Pool and modernise the national grid for cross-border trading. Installed capacity reached 3,019 MW in 2024, and the national energy pact under Mission 300 is entering its 2026-2030 investment round.
Source: Millennium Challenge Corporation →
Why it matters
Grid modernisation programmes pull through equipment demand — switchgear, transformers, protection relays and SCADA — plus services for regional interconnection. TC × HIER manufactures all of these in-house and exports to 14+ countries.
Egypt · Sudan (rotating)
Egypt and Sudan plan second interconnection phase and plant rehabilitation push
On 10 September 2026, Egypt's Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister met Sudan's Oil and Energy Minister to discuss the second phase of the Egypt-Sudan electricity interconnection, training programmes and the rebuilding of damaged networks. Sudan's stated needs include rehabilitation of hydropower and thermal plants, transformers and mobile support units.
Source: Egyptian State Information Service →
Why it matters
Post-crisis rebuilding is a brownfield market: refurbishing existing hydro-thermal fleets and supplying transformers and mobile units delivers power faster than new build — a natural fit for TC × HIER's retrofit packages and equipment range.