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POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup REM: Matrix secures 4.6-GW US solar deal
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed glob-
invited to join our team of international editors, al renewable energy platform, has secured a
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues 4.6-GW portfolio of utility-scale solar energy
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like projects across the central US. It has also signed
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking a broader development joint venture with the
on the headline link for each section the full text projects’ original developer, SolarStone Part-
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AfrElec: Eskom announces launch of three ENERGO: Chinese fund acquires 49% of future
programmes to procure 1,000 MW power for TPP in Uzbekistan from Saudi ACWA
national grid China’s Silk Road Fund (SRF) has purchased
South Africa’s state power utility Eskom has 49% of the shares in a $1bn gas-fired power
launched three power purchase programmes plant in Uzbekistan from Saudi private oper-
to secure 1,000 MW to bolster constrained ator ACWA Power. The deal was disclosed on
generation capacity. In a statement made on the day of arrival of Chinese President Xi Jin-
September 20, Eskom said the programmes to ping for the Shangahi Cooperation Organisa-
procure much needed power for the national tion (SCO) summit held in Samarkand, Uzbek-
grid were part of the broad measures to address istan, last week.
the load-shedding crisis.

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