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COMMENTARY
Global green growth reaches 9.1% in 2021 4
RENEWABLES
Green investment surges 50% since October 5
War in Ukraine raises importance of renewables in biggest energy shock
since 1973 6
INVESTMENT
AfDB allocates $5.5mn for Desert to Power project in Eastern Sahel 7
COAL
Zimbabwe’s new coal-fired power plant expected online by November
2022 8
POLICY
Namibia to import electricity worth $500mn over 10 years from Zambia 9
RENEWABLES
TABCON Energy to build 65MW Ghanaian power plant for $85mn 10
ArcelorMittal to develop 200 MW of green capacity in South Africa 10
Eskom offers land, connectivity for renewable energy 11
China’s CNOOC set to install 39MW power plant in Uganda 11
US government to assist in building hydro plant in Malawi 12
Larsen & Toubro wins $32mn power tender in Mozambique 12
NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 13
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