AfrElec Week 11
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Issue 242 19•March•2020 Week 11
Crisis investment
Post-crisis economic stimulus packages much be focused on clean energy and not coal if the fight against climate change is not to be derailed
DFI funding
The AfDB and European DFIs have committed $160mn of initial funding to stimulate public equity and private debt investment in African power
Bidding round
South Africa’s NERSA has started consultations for the much-delayed IPP licensing round for 2,000MW of emergency capacity and 11,813MW by 2027
Financial crisis
South African nuclear operator Necsa faces running out of money as it waits for the government to approve a $29.5mn funding allocation
