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Issue 281 17•December•2020 Week 50
Modest rebound
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to be profound for power
demand, with emerging economies driving recovery
Eskom refund
ABB has agreed to pay back $105mn it had received from Eskom for what
have proved to be fraudulent tender payments related to the construction of
the Kusile Power Station
No breakthrough for GERD
Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to try to resume negotiations with Egypt
on breaking the deadlock around construction of the Grand Ethiopian
Renaissance Dam
Donor commitments
The AfDB has secured $90mn in new commitments from European donors
for the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
