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Egypt and Ethiopia move further apart over GERD
Egypt and Ethiopia move further apart over GERD
Botswana awards 3 IPP licences
Botswana has finally pushed forward the country’s emerging IPP sector, signing three licences with developers looking to exploit the country’s coal resources
BP sets net zero target
Renewables accounted for 40% of the global growth in primary energy in 2019
IRENA calls for $2 trillion of annual green investment
IRENA has called for the energy transformation to be at the heart of the sustainable recovery agenda
AfDB to lend $253mn to Egypt to boost power sector resilience
The African Development Bank has approved a €225mn ($253mn) loan to support the resilience and sustainability of Egypt’s electricity sector during the COVID-19 crisis.
Nigeria adamant on July tariff rise
Nigeria's electricity tariff rise will take place in July, despite doubts caused by the economic impact of COVID-19.
South Africa looks into revitalising nuclear
South Africa is to look into building 2,500 MW of new nuclear capacity
Green investment dips in Middle East and Africa in 2019
Renewable energy investment in the Middle East and Africa slipped by 8% to $15.2bn in 2019
IEA puts $3 trillion price tag on a green recovery
The IEA calls for $3 trillion of new energy investment over three years to avoid emissions bouncing back to pre-COVID-19 levels and to move towards the Paris Agreement goals
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