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COMMENTARY

IEA urges more focus on cutting methane to meet climate targets 4
21 countries left with coal plans 6

CLIMATE CHANAGE

World Bank warns of slow recovery, climate problems in Africa 7
Egypt benefits from EBRD green investment 8
Newly discovered trees in Sahel could counter climate change 9

COMMERCIAL
New wind trade body aims to harness Africa’s wind potential 10

Kenya’s large commercial electricity usage falls to 20.2% 11

RENEWABLES
NEoT Offgrid Africa, Winch Energy invest $12mn in mini-grid projectsw 12
SA energy minister again scoffs at a decarbonised economy 12

Norfund invests €10mn rural electrification leader Baobab+ 13
South Africa’s Eskom now biggest sulphur dioxide polluter 13

GRID
Egypt, Saudi sign electricity transmission line

construction contracts worth $1.8bn 14
Energise Africa wins Climate Action Award 14

NEWS IN BRIEF 15

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 17

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