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COMMENTARY

Offshore global wind spending to exceed oil
and gas capex in key markets by 2030 4

COP26

First COP26 agreement lacks targets and detail 6

ELECTRIC VEHICLES
23 countries make zero-emissions vehicle pledge 7
BasiGo starts selling electric buses in Kenya after pre-seed funding 8

EMISSIONS

COP26 sectoral initiatives could close 2030 emissions gap by 9% 9

CLIMATE FINANCES

ADB, EBRD, EDB showcase climate-friendly capital at COP26 10

COAL
Zimbabwe’s $1.5bn Hwange Power Station expansion to add 600MW to
power grid by September 2022 11

ESKOM

SA’s beleaguered Eskom insists stability is crucial, as power outages
continue to dog the country 12

CITIES

UK funding to support developing cities and regions transition to net zero
by 2050 13

POWER PLANTS
Husk Power Systems launches solar hybrid minigrids in Nigeria 14
GL Africa Energy to build 250MW power plant in Mozambique 14
Savannah Energy makes first gas deliveries to FIPL Afam in Nigeria 15

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBA 16

OUR CUSTOMERS 17

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