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POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup REM: TVA seeks 5 GW of renewable energy
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the
invited to join our team of international editors, US’s largest utility, has issued a request for up
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues to 5 GW of carbon-free energy that must be
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like operational before 2029, one of the largest
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking clean energy procurement requests in the na-
on the headline link for each section the full text tion. “We are taking this bold, decisive action
will be available. because TVA is uniquely positioned to lead in
reducing carbon emissions for the region and
AfrElec: Egypt’s Infinity and AFC agree to buy the nation,” said Jeff Lyash, TVA president and
Lekela Power from Actis-led joint venture chief executive officer.
Egypt’s Infinity, a leading renewable energy
company and part of Mansour Group, in part- ENERGO: Ukraine syncs its power grid with
nership with African Finance Corporation, Europe’s
Africa’s leading infrastructure solutions pro- The Ukrainian government announced last
vider, has agreed to fully acquire Africa’s largest week that it has officially completed its syn-
renewables player Lekela Power, owned 60% chronisation with the continental energy grid
by Actis, a global investor in sustainable infra- of the European Union–well ahead of the orig-
structure and 40% by a consortium led by Main- inal 2023 schedule. “The long-awaited export
stream Renewable Power Africa Holdings. The of Ukrainian electricity to Europehas begun,”
proposed acquisition includes Lekela Power’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on Tel-
portfolio of operational wind power projects, egram.
which have a combined installed capacity of over
1 GW, mainly located in South Africa, Egypt and
Senegal.

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