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COMMENTARY
Coal investment remains major threat to green dream 4

World has moral responsibility to support vulnerable Africa’s green
transition, says IEA 6

INVESTMENT

EIB to invest in green energy in Mauritania 8

Nigeria needs $100bn to boost power supply, says World Bank 8
Burkina Faso: IFC, Sodigaz deepen partnership to supply clean, reliable
energy 9

Europe should fund renewables in Africa, says EIB official 10

GRID

Little grid capacity exists in SA areas with highest wind, solar potential 11

GAS GENERATION

Accugas begins gas sales to FPIL’s power plant in Nigeria 12

RENEWABLES

Mozambique to launch tender for 60 MW of solar projects 12

Earth and Wire, Ambri to built 300MW of storage in SA 13
Ghana hits 83.5% electricity coverage in 2021 – AfDB report 13

ACWA Power signs 1.1-GW wind project deal in Egypt 14

Mirova acquires climate investor SunFunder 15
FAS Energy to invest $450mn to build 500-MW solar plant in Egypt 15

Workers’ strike at South Africa utility Eskom exacerbates electricity
supply crisis 16

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 17

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