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COMMENTARY

Global wind bounces back, but needs faster expansion to meet climate
goals 4

CLIMATE

Cleaner air can contribute towards climate goals 6

ESKOM
SA deputy finance minister proposed debt-for-climate swap 7

INVESTMENT

Ethiopia must break down barriers to achieve universal power access 8

TRANSMISSION

GE energises Africa’s first fully digital high-voltage substation 9

HYDROGEN

Engie, Scatec to produce green hydrogen in South Africa 10

IRENA, Hydrogen Council to scale up hydrogen 10

NEWS IN BRIEF 11

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 14

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