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Weekly Newsletter - 23/11/2018

Dear <<First Name>>,
Please find below this week's summary of renewable and related energy news for Africa and beyond.
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The Camco Team
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West Africa
Ghana: Ongoing deliberations on the social impact of hydropower on livelihoods. Graphic online
Nigeria: Government commits to 30% renewable energy by 2030. Alternative Energy Africa.
West Africa Development Bank targets directing €152.5m to renewables annually. Afrik 21
Nigeria: Renewable energy development to benefit from US$60m facility aimed at inclusive and sustainable industrial development. This Day
Nigeria: Micro-grids fronted as a solution to the frequent power outages in the country. All Africa
East Africa
Kenya: 55MW solar PV plant starts injecting power to the grid. Green Building Africa 
Kenya: Electricity prices to remain high as national utility Kenya Power allocates tender for the bulk supply of diesel. Business Daily
Tanzania: Work begins on the 2.1GW Rufiji hydroelectric dam that is expected to double the country's generation capacity. Green Building Africa
Rwanda: BBOXX unveils model home that utilises solar power at the Unlocking Solar Conference. All Africa
Kenya: Cost of shutting down three thermal power stations after commissioning Lake Turkana Wind project sums to US$90m. Business Daily
Kenya: KenGen fines Kenya Power US$10m for delayed payments. Business Daily 
Southern Africa
Workshop on the South African Power Pool to be held following the endorsed "Pool Plan" by energy ministers. ESI Africa
South Africa: Coal expected to contribute 46% to the nation's generation capacity by 2030. Engineering news
Namibia: Nation's banking sector positions itself to support low-carbon energy future. New Era
Zambia: Nation's environment agency conducting impact assessment for a Wind Energy Plant in the Eastern province. Lusakatimes
Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Work begins on three renewable energy projects supported by the United Arab Emirates Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund. Arabian Business.
Vietnam: Nation approves 12 wind power projects with a combined capacity of 748MW. Asian Power 
Malaysia: 500MW of solar projects worth US$477m to be tendered in January 2019. Asian Power
Africa General / Rest of World
Djibouti: French developer signs MoU with the government for 120MW of tidal power. Renewables now 
Solar and wind are now the cheapest sources of power. Renewable Energy World
Off-grid companies in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia raise US$308m. BloombergNEF
Overseas Private Investment Corporation invest US$6m in CrossBoundary Energy, focusing on commercial and industrial solar. Business Today 
Greenhouse gas concentrations in 2017 at levels not seen for 4m years. BBC
Australia: Tidal energy turbine begins supplying power to the grid. ABC news
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