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COMMENTARY

Global power sector emissions rise, threatening green commitments 4

NUCLEAR
Falling costs of small modular reactors could make nuclear competitive 5

RENEWABLES

China Three Gorges buys into MENA green markets 6
Siemens seals 200-MW green hydrogen deal 6
India’s NTPC leads Indian global solar drive 7

INVESTMENT

Green energy offers key FDI hope for Africa 8
JPMorgan Chase backs South African black-owned enterprises 9

ESKOM
SA Minister Mantashe hits out at Eskom’s coal closure plan 10

POLICY
New report says PIB will help make more
gas available to Nigeria’s power sector 11

RENEWABLES

Turkey’s Desiba Energy agrees with Gabon to install 20 MW solar park 12

NEWS IN BRIEF 13

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 15

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