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will be available. ENERGO: Czech Nuclear Power Plant
Could Be Expanded By Two More Blocks
AFRELEC: Nigeria’s PowerGen Secures Two new blocks at the Temelin nuclear power
$9mn Project Financing For Mini-Grid Pro- plant (NPP) could be built in the future, once
ject the one currently being constructed at Duk-
Nigerian power developer PowerGen has ovany is finished, Czech Prime Minister Andrej
secured project financing to build 28 distributed Babis and Industry Minister Karel Havlicek
renewable energy (DRE) systems using solar PV (both ANO) said during their tour at Temelin,
and battery technology in rural areas. according to the Czech News Agency.
PowerGen is partnering with CrossBound- As Havlicek noted, this has to be decided by
ary Energy Access (CBEA) and investors Oiko- the next government that will come out of the
credit, Triodos Investment Management and autumn general elections. A new bloc could
EDFI ElectriFI to facilitate the development, produce up to 1,600 MW of power, the minister
which will connect 55,000 people to electricity said, becoming a stable source of energy once
and prevent 2,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of CO2, the remaining coal plants are shut down.
PowerGen said in a statement.
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