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Chapel Hill Denham raises $4.6mn for Havenhill’s mini-grid rollout
Chapel Hill Denham’s Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) has raised NGN1.8bn ($4.6mn) to fund Havenhill Synergy’s construction of 22 mini-grids as part of the Nigeria Electrification Project.
Egypt, Sudan strengthen common front against Ethiopia
Egypt strengthened its united front with Sudan during joint talks at the weekend on the dispute with Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Sunfunder closes $70mn Africa-faced solar fund
Nairobi-based solar lender Sunfunder has closed its oversubscribed $70mn fund to finance small-scale renewables and energy storage systems in Africa and Asia.
ENGIE takes majority stake in SA’s Xina Solar One
ENGIE has acquired a 40% stake in Xina Solar One, a 100-MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, from Spain’s insolvent engineering company Abengoa, as well as 46% of the operations & maintenance company.
Ghana again hit by complete Dumsor
Ghana suffered a nationwide power cut on March 7, lasting for most the afternoon and evening.
Global wind installations grow 59% in 2020
Global wind installations grew by 59% in 2020 to a record 96.3 GW, with General Electric (GE), Goldwind, Vestas and Envision accounting for half of all commissioning.
Tema LNG seen receiving its first cargo soon
Tema LNG Terminal Co. (TLTC), the owner of a new LNG terminal at the Ghanaian port of Tema, may be able to start commercial operations before the end of this month.
Attah urges NLNG to consider expansion on a larger scale
Nigeria LNG (NLNG) should consider more ambitious plans for expansion, according to Tony Attah, the consortium’s managing director.
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