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COMMENTARY
3% decline in coal generation not enough to meet Paris targets 4 Emerging off-grid sector to play key role in achieving universal access 6
TRANSITION
Oil price crash raises questions for energy transition 8
COAL
$600bn of coal investment at risk as from competitive wind and solar 9
OFF-GRID
AfDB supports Nigeria’s struggling power sector 10
GAS-FIRED GENERATION
Nigerian government issues sovereign guarantees for Chinese pipeline credit 10
South African companies urged to seek LNG-related contracts in Mozambique 11
NEWS IN BRIEF 11 OUR CUSTOMERS 15
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