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Weekly Newsletter - 26/10/2018

Dear <<First Name>>,

Please find below this week's summary of renewable and related energy news for Africa and beyond.
Kind regards,
The Camco Team
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West Africa
Togo: Government signs concession to pave way for construction of a combined cycle gas turbine. ESI Africa
Ivory Coast: Government to invest €40m in a smart grid network to support the export of power to neighbouring countries. ESI Africa
Ghana: Illegal connections blamed for the loss of revenue to the utility. All Africa
Ghana: Chinese investors keen on investments in the region starting with150MW of wind generation capacity. Alternative Energy Africa.
Nigeria: DISCOs partnering with mini-grid developers to boost electricity supply. Energy Mix report
East Africa
Kenya: Kipeto wind farm receives boost after African Trade Insurance provides 10 year standby revolving insurance facility. Green Building Africa  
Kenya: Government to redeem US$53m paid to Lake Turkana Wind Power for delays by charging consumers. Bloomberg 
Rwanda: Utility inaugurates two substations that were supported through the Scaling Up Energy Access Project. ESI Africa
Uganda: Government receives $212m
from the China to support rural electrification. ESI Africa.
Southern Africa
South Africa: ESKOM submits request to the national regulator for a 15% tariff increase for the next three years. Business Daily 
South Africa: General Electric asks the government to reconsider the removal of 1600MW of coal capacity from the draft IRP. Engineering News
Mozambique: GET FiT program gains momentum with workshop for
renewable energy IPPs. Green Building Africa 
South Africa: Government announces plans for the support of a decentralised energy market. ESI Africa.
Malawi: Nation to import 20MW of power from Zambia to reduce persistent black-outs. All Africa


 
Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Philippines: Local developer launches 1.1MW captive solar plant with enough power for 184 homes. Power Philippines. 
Philippines: FiT charged to energy consumers to subsidise renewable energy developers blamed for rising cost of electricity. Power Philippines 

 
Africa General / Rest of World
GCF board approves USD1 billion for developing countries with African countries receiving more than half the amount. GCF News
Morocco: 150MW CSP plant nears commissioning. Green Building Africa 
AfDB board approves investment In Partech Africa Fund. The €7m equity investment is aimed at supporting financial inclusion in the energy sector. ESI Africa
African leaders demand more support from the World Bank to develop base load power from fossil fuels. Alternative Energy Africa
Egypt: National utility expected to sign PPA with developer for a 500MW wind farm. Alternative Energy Africa

 
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