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Weekly Newsletter - 13/10/2017

Dear <<First Name>>,
Please find below this week's summary of renewable and related energy news for Africa and beyond.
Kind regards,
The REPP Team
West Africa
Senegal: Oolu secures US$3.2m funding for solar home kits to be deployed to rural communities - Alternative Energy Africa
Cameroon: Voith Hydro interested in rehabilitating 72MW Lagdo Hydropower plant and expansion - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana: Millenium Development Authority in second phase of ECG's privatisation process - Alternative Energy Africa
Mauritania: Government receives loan from Exim Bank of India for US$110m for construction of 225kV transmisison line - Alternative Energy Africa
Cote d'Ivoire: Foundation R20 to finance household waste-to-energy project in Yamoussoukro - Alternative Energy Africa
Nigeria: 450MW Azura-Edo plant commissioned eight months before construction timeline - ESI Africa
East Africa
Tanzania: World Bank-IFC programme launches an education campaign to promote off-grid solar lighting in rural communities - Alternative Energy Africa
Kenya: Authorities lose 600MW offshore wind farm due failure to approve results in developers moving project to Tanzania - ESI Africa
Malawi: In an attempt to diversify energy sources, Zomba City Council installs solar-powered street lighting - ESI Africa
Seychelles: Government launches new energy efficiency programme targetting street lighting and state buildings  - ESI Africa
Uganda: Bujagali Energy Ltd seeking $500m from IFC to reduce electricity tariffs - ESI Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia: Renewable energy and energy efficiency symposium to reach high schools - ESI Africa
Zimbabwe: Vandalism costs ZEDTC $4m worth of power equipment - ESI Africa
South Africa: National Black consumer Council opposes 19.9% tariff increase proposed by Eskom - ESI Africa
South Africa: Eskom faces number of threats on multiple fronts - Engineering News
South Africa: Gas idnetified as next viable energy supply market with supply increasing by 50% - ESI Africa
Africa General / Rest of World
Egypt: Government planning on an electricity exchange with Jordan of 400MW - Alternative Energy Africa
Libya: Government working towards boosting power generation by building new thermal plant - Alternative Energy Africa
Australia: Clean Energy Innovation Fund, supported by CEFC, invest $7m into predictive technology to identify solar generation and customer usage - PV Tech
India: EIB provides Eur800m in financing for small-scale renewable energy project investment - PV Tech
US: EPA to officially begin process of repeal of the Clean Power Plan - Renewable Energy World
Auctions as a potential mechanism to accelerate green mini-grids in Africa - DfID
Rethinking the cost of off-grid power - Power Africa
Clean Energy trends for Q3 2017 - Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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