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COMMENTARY
The EU and Africa: on the road to COP27 4

Wind power could provide 2.2mn jobs in developing world as part of
green recovery 6

IEA warns more needs to be done to stem rising methane emissions 8

POLICY

Tanzania state power utility, Geita Gold Mine sign power purchase deal 10

Ugandan seeks scrap metal sales ban, citing rampant electricity
infrastructure theft 10

DECENTRALISED ENERGY

AfDB approves new program to promote investment in decentralized

renewable energy in six African countries 11

RENEWABLES

Tunisia to unveil 3,800-MW solar energy plan to 2030 12

Amarenco, SolarizEgypt form JV to invest

in 300 MW of new solar projects 12

AfDB earmarks $379.6mn to assist Sahel countries adopt solar, low-
emissions power 13

ACWA Power in talks to build 250-MW wind farm in Gulf of Suez 14

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 15

OUR CUSTOMERS 16

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