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COMMENTARY

UN warns that net-zero pledges are insufficient and not urgent enough 4

ESKOM
Eskom switches to more severe scheduled outages 6

Eskom’s ageing fleet still not receiving needed maintenance 7

RENEWABLES
Head of GGC touts role of gas in African energy transition 8
CEOs urge governments to meet 1bn tonne reduction target by 2030 9

Kenya’s Kipeto wind farm gets innovative loan to fund biodiversity 10
$1 trillion solar investment target set as costs fall 11
KenGen’s clean energy production record awarded 12
Mozambique-Malawi Interconnector contracts awarded 13
Africa Ren starts building Kodeni Solar PV plant in Burkina Faso 13

LNG -TO -POWER

KenGen contractor to study feasibility of LNG-to-power project 14
TAQA PV commissions 6-MW PV plant funded by EBRD 14

NUCLEAR

SA’s Koeberg NPP trips after a week of breakdowns 15

OUTPUT
Morocco’s power output rises 6.9% 15

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 16

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