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CLIMATE CHANGE
UN’s Green Climate Fund provides $501.1mn
for four new climate projects 4

GAS -TO -POWER
Deputy minister confirms 2023 start date for Tanzania LNG project 5

ACCESS TO POWER

Statkraft provides $2.7bn to curb energy poverty in Africa 6

HYDRO
Egypt objects to Ethiopia filling GERD reservoir 7

HYDROGEN

Green hydrogen needs supportive energy policies and lower costs 8
Sasol, IDC team up to develop South Africa’s green hydrogen potential 9

COMMENTARY
13,000 shovel-ready green projects could
kick-start post-COVID recovery 10

RENEWABLES
Kenya completes 100-MW Kipeto wind farm 11
Botswana issues first large-scale solar licence 12
IFC subscribes to Egypt’s CIB’s $100mn debut green bond 13
OneWatt Solar raises $24mn green bond in Nigeria 13

NEWS IN BRIEF 14

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 16

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