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COMMENTARY

Europe pays what it takes to bring in LNG but still cannot get enough 4

INVESTMENT

Zambia’s $1.3bn IMF loan may lead to higher
energy costs, agriculture spending cuts 7
Uganda set to review connection policy after
securing $600mn in World Bank funding 8

POLICY

Nigerian power sector targets 5,000MW per day 9
Bechtel-led group awarded FEED contract in Egypt 9

COAL

Contango reports better-than-expected results
after coal quality tests at Lubu mine in Zimbabwe 10

STRIKES
Nigerian electric workers threaten slowdown over sector failures 11

Sudan electricity workers end strike, await government response 11

RENEWABLES
Off-grid tech provider Clear Blue opens Nigeria office as base for
expansion drive 12
UK’s Bboxx acquires solar group PEG Africa 12

HYDROGEN
Itochu and Sasol agree next-gen hydrogen and ammonia deal 13

Egypt boosts 100-MW green hydrogen plant in Ain Sokhna 14

HYDRO
Uganda’s Isimba dam at risk of bursting due to defects 14
Malawi partners with Scatec and EDF to

co-develop 350-MW hydropower plant 15
geothermal
Toshiba, KenGen to cooperate ln geothermal in East Africa 16

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP 17

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