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COMMENTARY
Climate paralysis at COP27 as no progress made on 1.5 degrees 4
INVESTMENT
Uganda to borrow $331mn for electricity access drive 6
POLICY
Nigerian governors take government to court over power plant sales 6
EXPORTS
Ethiopia starts exporting electricity to Kenya 7
ESKOM
SA regulators to investigate Eskom’s Ramano 8
SA seeks funds to replenish Eskom’s depleted diesel reserves 8
COAL
Zimbabwe accused of selling coal rights too cheaply 9
Kibo Energy renews Mbeya MoU in Tanzania 9
India’s Jindal Steel & Power wins tender to
build 300MW coal-fired plant in Botswana 10
NUCLEAR
Russia begins work on second unit of
El Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt 11
Rosatom, Burundi agree to nuclear assess prospects 11
RENEWABLES
Zimbabwe drafts electric vehicle adoption policy 12
Lekala Power to build largest battery storage facility in West Africa 13
Lekela Power to invest $2bn in Egyptian renewables 13
Lithium battery thefts rise in Botswana 14
TRADING
Chariot forges partnership to trade electricity in South Africa 14
NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP 15
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