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AfrElec CONTENTS AfrElec
COMMENTARY
Coal dominates 6% rise in power demand in 2021 4
NUCLEAR
Koeberg reactor closures leaves Eskom exposed
to more loadshedding in 2022 6
NET ZERO
ExxonMobil aims to achieve net zero by 2050 8
AMMONIA
South Africa’s ZAR75bn green ammonia project takes off 9
HYDROGEN
Namibia investigates legal framework to
regulate fledgling green hydrogen industry 10
COAL
South Africa’s energy minister country should be careful not to ditch coal
too fast 11
RENEWABLES
EBRD invests up to $130mn in Scatec’s $340mn green bond issuance 12
GRID
Ghana aiming to become West Africa gas hub 13
Kenya investigate cause of nationwide electricity outage 13
NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 14
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