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COMMENTARY
Siemens chief talks up power reform in Nigeria 4
INVESTMENT
MDBs provide $61.6bn of climate financing in 2019 6
GRID
Ncondezi Energy moves forward with transmission study 7
ESKOM
South Africa’s state capture defendants remain defiant 8
RENEWABLES
Vestas green targets in line with Paris goals 9
Egypt abandons 200MW solar tender amid fears of oversupply 9
US supports solar, hydro development in Nigeria 10
GAS -FIRED GENERATION
Orca seeking to sustain gas production at Songo Songo field 11
NEWS IN BRIEF
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