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AfDB to probe Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to carry out a full audit of Kenya’s Last Mile Connectivity Project after the scheme was hit by accusations of fraud that resulted in China’s Sinotec being banned from further AfDB projects.
AfDB, Clean Technology Fund lend $10mn to kick-start Ethiopian geothermal IPP
The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) is to lend $10mn to Ethiopia’s first geothermal independent power producer (IPP) in a bid to help diversify the country’s energy mix.
Fitch downgrades Siemens Gamesa
Fitch Ratings has downgraded from stable to negative its outlook for global wind OEM Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Lockdown gives Eskom breathing space, but revenues fall
South Africa’s lockdown has reduced Eskom’s revenues, but at the same time has kept load-shedding to a minimum and allowed the company to push ahead with much-needed maintenance.
AfDB find Chinese firm guilty of fraud
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has banned Sinotec, a Chinese transmission and distribution equipment firm, from taking part in bank-funded projects across Africa for three years.
Eskom admits to emissions problems at Kendal power plant
Eskom has acknowledged that it committed a number of environmental breaches at its coal-fired Kendal power station, with emissions levels breaking agreed limits.
Power consumption falls in Egypt
Power consumption in Egypt has fallen by between 5% and 7% across a range of industry sectors
Total makes green pledge
Total has maintained its pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Governments urged to support green energy post-COVID-19
A group of leading global economists has called for renewables to play a prominent role in post-COVID-19 economic recovery.
6% fall in energy demand not enough to meet climate challenges
A 6% fall in energy demand is not enough to combat climate change on a sustained basis, warns the IEA, although the crisis has given a glimpse of what needs to be done
China to build $3bn coal plant in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s Rio Energy, a unit of RioZim, is to build a 2,800-MW thermal power plant with China Gezhouba Group in northern Zimbabwe at a projected cost of $3bn.
Jinko Solar/EDF make record low bid for UAE solar project
China’s Jinko Solar is part of a consortium that has made a record-breaking low bid for the Emirates Water and Electricity Company’s (EWEC) 1.5-GW Al Dhafra solar project.
Botswana keen to ensure fuel and energy supplies during lockdown
Botswana’s government has pledged to ensure adequate supplies of fuel and energy to the population during the lockdown imposed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Decarbonisation carries $130 trillion price tag
Decarbonising global energy systems has the potential to support the world’s economic recovery from the current coronavirus crisis
SA’s Nersa extends lockdown closure
South Africa’s energy regulator Nersa has extended its closure during the current COVID-19 lockdown
Enel searches for partner for African green business
Enel is continuing its search for a financial partner to buy a 50% interest in its 2,750-MW African renewable business
Egypt confirms delay of power link to Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Electricity Transmission Co. (EETC) has confirmed that construction of the interconnection power line to Saudi Arabia has been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scatec Solar brings online Dyason’s Klip 2
Scatec Solar has connected the 86-MW Dyason’s Klip 2 solar project in South Africa
AfDB to support EmNEW's investment in African renewables
The AfDB is to fund small-scale renewable energy projects across sub-Saharan Africa
Emissions forecast to fall by 4%
The global COVID-19 pandemic could cause emissions to fall by 4% in 2020
OPEC+ cuts deep into global supply, but not deep enough
Eskom can cope with lockdown, for now
Eskom has told investors it does not need any more government cash to support current operations
Egypt abandons coal as renewables prove cheaper
Egypt has abandoned its plans to build 6,600 MW of coal-fired capacity at Hamrawein
Green growth outpaces fossil fuels, but more is needed from governments
Global renewable generating capacity grew by 7.4% to 2,537 GW in 2019, bringing online 176 GW of new installations
Scatec solar seals investment guarantee deal for Egypt’s Benban
The World Bank’s Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is to support Scatec Solar’s six new solar plants with 390 MW of capacity at Egypt’s Benban Solar Park.
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