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COMMENTARY
Is coal killing us all? 4
INVESTMENT
South Africa needs $250bn for coal to clean energy transition, study 6
PROCUREMENT
Johannesburg in quest to procure up to 500MW from IPPs 7
SNC-Lavalin win Saudi-Egyptian grid contract 7
ACCESS TO ENERGY
Solar Sister, LivelyHoods Kenya merge to expand into African markets 8
HYDRO
AfDB signs agreement with Mozambique on $4.5bn HPP 9
RENEWABLES
Wind turbine suppliers delivered record volume in 2021: GWEC 10
China’s Sinohydro to build $214mn hydroelectric plant in Rwanda 11
EMISSIONS
Shareholder activists take Thungela to task over emissions goals 12
GZH starts work on 5-MW mini-hydro facility in Zimbabwe 13
CLIMATE FINANCE
World’s wealthiest nations’ $8.5bn climate finance deal will help SA’s
energy transition 14
NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 15
OUR CUSTOMERS 16
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