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Global [NRG Power]

POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup ceived billions of dollars to move beyond
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is fossil fuel use, there is little evidence the na-
invited to join our team of international editors, tion is actually doing so, or even wants to do
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues so.
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking ENERGO: Joint venture to develop 1 GW
on the headline link for each section the full text of onshore wind in Poland
will be available. Renewable Power Capital (RPC) and Tundra
Advisory have announced a joint venture
AfrElec: Examining the risks of Africa going to develop up to 1 GW of onshore wind in
nuclear Poland. This is RPC’s entry into the onshore
African countries, like the rest of the world, wind market in Poland. The partners have
have inevitably entered the energy transition. already identified more than 500 MW of po-
Mounting international pressure to drastically tential sites.
reduce the production of carbon dioxide (CO2)
is forcing African countries to look away from REM: Wind, solar slash gas costs in EU by
coal and into renewables and nuclear power $12.7bn since Russia invaded Ukraine
generation. The growth of wind and solar power has
helped to cut natural gas costs by €12bn
AsiaElec: Indonesia’s coal addiction prov- ($12.7bn) in the EU since Russia invaded
ing very hard to kick Ukraine just over a year ago. The crisis in
As a coal exporting nation, Indonesia’s days Ukraine brought to light the high cost of re-
are supposedly numbered. Yet having re- lying on fossil fuel imports.

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