Southern Africa
South Africa: Recent breakthrough will allow for the acquisition of surplus power (ESI)
- NERSA concurrence with Section 34 Determination will allow for an additional 11,813MW to be acquired by 2022.
South Africa: IFC and FMO extend US$225 million loan to FirstRand Bank for green projects (Afrik21)
- Funds will finance green projects of the country's SMEs and support climate-friendly infrastructure, agriculture and manufacturing initiatives.
Zimbabwe: Caledonia Mining to construct 20MW solar PV plant for its Blanket gold mine (Afrik21)
- US$13 million acquired through share sale for construction of project, which is intended to offset impact of load shedding.
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