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COMMENTARY
Has green energy had its day? 4
POLICY
Nigerian government restructures five distribution companies 7
ESKOM
ANC considers state of emergency to deal with electricity crisis 8
SA Treasury considers legal advice to reorganise Eskom’s $24bn debt 9
NUCLEAR
Egypt issues permit to Russia’s ROSATOM
to build first nuclear power plant 9
MINI- GRIDS
Bboxx, Orange to connect 150,000 people in DRC 10
EDFI ElectriFI, Oikocredit support Solar Panda in Kenya 11
GAS GENERATION
TotalEnergies rep says gas is Nigeria’s best option 12
RENEWABLES
Solarcentury, Checunda Investimentos to
build solar park in Mozambique 13
Afrikaner enclave seeks solar independence 14
Morocco launches tender for Noor Atlas PV plant 14
Pan-African Renewable Energy Fund to close Africa’s $28bn energy
access gap 15
NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 16
OUR CUSTOMERS 17
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