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COMMENTARY

Kenyan president urges African states to prioritise renewable energy over
fossil fuels 4

POLICY

SA manufacturing output falls to 14-month low during energy crisis 5

ESKOM

South Africa announces new Eskom board amid worsening crisis 6

INVESTMENT

Shell makes foray into African power 7

HYDROGEN

Southern Africa well-placed to become green hydrogen hub 8

COAL GENERATION

Hwange Power Station expansion receives new transformers 9

RENEWABLES

Geregu shares rise 10% on first day of NGX trading 10
Private investors stampede for land to build green projects in SA 11

Ghana aims to leverage lithium discovery in renewables drive 12

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica to create pan-African C&I developer 13

Voltalia to build 148 MW solar plant at Richards Bay 14

Anglo American, EDF launch renewable projects in SA 15

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP 16

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