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Weekly Newsletter - 26/01/2018

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
Nigeria: Construction of solar power plant in Zakirai, costing $150m, will use 150 acres of Kano state land - Alternative Energy Africa
Nigeria: 80MW solar mini-grid to provide power to 500 households, approx. 4,000 residents, a key component in the administrations's rural development initiative - ESI Africa
Togo: CI-ZO solar power program, overall cost of $8.7bn, intends to materialise PPPs promoted by authorities and generate jobs - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana and Burkina Faso: 22kV transmission line connecting Bolgatanga to Ouagadougou to come online in H1 2018 - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana: Off Grid Electric partnering with EDF secures $55m venture equity investment to support continued expansion of off-grid solar solutions - ESI Africa  
East Africa
BBOXX launches cloud-based solution to improve efficiency and manage across remote locations - Alternative Energy Africa
Ethiopia: InfraCo Africa sign $30m financig facility for the Corbetti geothermal project, representing 20% of funding required for drilling of exploratory wells - Alternative Energy Africa
Kenya: SolarFreeze, start-up for solar powered cold storage unit systems, promotes development in rural villages through innovative electrification solutions - ESI Africa
Kenya: EIB to invest $192m as part of the loan package for Akiira Geothermal projet (70MW) - ESI Africa
Kenya: 132kV Kisii-Awendo transmission line in Migori County will provide a reliable power supply to Kegati substation - ESI Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa: Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) anticipates closing 26 PPAs in Q1 of 2018 after Minister's approval - Alternative Energy Africa
South Africa: Deputy President proposes nuclear plan to be considered in the context of affordability - Engineering News
Mozambique: IFC invests $55m along with syndicated loan of $42m from Emerging Africa Infrastrcuture Fund and FMO in CTRG, a 175MW gas-fired power plant - ESI Africa
Zambia: Media to drive nuclear education campaign to dispel negative connatations, such disasters and deformities in children - ESI Africa
Zambia: Government along with private sector will earmark $700m for the development of Kalungwishi hydropower plant - ESI Africa
Zimbabwe: Hwange thermal power station has secured $116m from Standard Bank South Africa, Afreximbank and China Eximbank to reach financial close - ESI Africa
Botswana: North West Transmission Grid Connection, valued at $500m, projected to provide between 5,000-8,000 permanent jobs - ESI Africa
Africa General / Rest of World
US: VC funded companies raise $1.5bn targeted at battery storage, smart grids and energy efficiency - Alternative Energy Africa
US: Trump implements a 30% tariff on foreign-manufactured solar panels, in violation of World Trade Organisation rules - Alternative Energy Africa
US: Powering Africa Summit to promote commercial partnerships and navigate around bottlenecks - Alternative Energy Africa
EU countries planning on "coal-exit" for 2018, tackling legacy coal and phase out plans allowing for renewables - Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Egypt: Masdar signs agreement to provide 800MW wind power to national grid - Alternative Energy Africa
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