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JANUARY
GERD talks remain hostage to regional conflicts 4
FEBRUARY
Solar potential in Africa 6
MARCH
Africa’s wind growth stalls in 2020 as barriers to investment remain 8
APRIL
South Africa tops G20 for coal power 10
M AY
Ethiopia goes ahead with GERD filling despite regional tensions 11
JUNE
EU, IEA call for energy access to be centre of African development
finance 12
JULY
Nigeria’s gas plans 13
AUGUST
Eskom’s de Ruyter lays out Eskom’s green needs 15
SEPTEMBER
Green Deal, CBAM poses high risks to Africa, Eastern Europe 16
OCTOBER
Green Climate Fund invests $150mn in Desert to Power 17
NOVEMBER
South Africa becomes poster boy for just transition in developing world 18
DECEMBER
World set for 290GW of new green capacity in 2021 19
OUR CUSTOMERS 21
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