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COMMENTARY
Renergen’s ambition for South Africa’s Free State 4

IEA: the world needs diverse solar panel supply chains 6
The need for nuclear in the energy transition 7

INVESTMENT
Persistent raises $10mn in equity to grow climate business in Africa 8

POLICY
New coal power plants undermine South Africa’s green ambitions 9

SA president promises to announce way out of electricity crisis 10

Nigeria shortlists 16 firms allowed to buy five energy grid assets 10
Zimbabwe gives ZESA permission to bill in foreign currency 11

HYDRO

Output at Mozambique hydro generator HCB up 15% in H1 2022 11

NUCLEAR
Staff exodus threatens future at Koeberg NPP 12

WASTE-TO -ENERGY

Zimbabwe at risk with ‘dodgy’ Geogenix BV waste-to-energy deal 13

RENEWABLES

CFAO Kenya invests in OFGEN to contribute to cheaper power and carbon
neutrality 14
Algeria’s 1-GW solar ambitions to bear first fruit by 2023 15

NEWSBASE’S POWER ROUNDUP GLOBAL 16

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