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Weekly Newsletter - 31/03/2018

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
Guinea: Te Power Company raises $121m for the construction of the Te thermal power plant, with $32m in equity from Endeavour Energy - Alternative Energy Africa
Burkina Faso: Orange Money one of the service providers to BBOXX, D Light and Niwa solar home systems - ESI Africa
Cote d'Ivoire: Drones used to monitor transmission line and vast power installations - Ghanaweb
Ghana: Armech Africa Ltd will construct a waste to energy power plant in Tema, aiming to incinerate 3,000 tonnes of waste daily - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana: Two bidders, BXC Ghana and Manila Electric Company, submit proposals to take over the operation of the electrical distribution system - GhanaWeb
Nigeria: Government needs to connect between 500,000-800,000 households per year to reach 2030 target - ESI Africa
Ghana: TC Energy to develop 100MW wave energy power plant, near Ada - Alternative Energy Africa
Mauritania: World Bank approves $20m IDA grant to enhance investment agreement negotiations - ESI Africa
Sierra Leone: High court justice places an injunction on presidential election to investigate reported corruption and electoral system itself - Alternative Energy Africa
East Africa
Kenya: Energy 4 Impact, partnering with Ovo Foundation, will install solar pv systems to upgrade educational and health care services - Alternative Energy Africa
Kenya: Government to spend $149m on electrical connections under the Last Mile Connectivity project - ESI Africa
Kenya: Cross Border Energy to install a 600kW solar pv power plant at the Unilever Kericho tea plantation, reducing carbon emissions by 10,000 tonnes - ESI Africa
Ethiopia: Dire Dawa Administration to retrofit street lighting - ESI Africa
Uganda: President not willing to renew Umeme's power concession agreement due to distribution losses and resultant 26% increases in tariffs - ESI Africa
Tanzania: 58 villages in the Arusha region to be connected under the $3.9m rural electrification project - ESI Africa
sub-Saharan Africa: ATI and EIB launch $1bn renewable energy facility as part of commitment to SE4All initiative - ESI Africa
Southern Africa
Mozambique: Belgian government earmarks Eur12m to expand rural energy access - Alternative Energy Africa
Mozambique: Combined cycle power station switches gas turbines to generate 106MW at full capacity - ESI Africa
South Africa: Refinanced green projects addressing water shortage, evaluated under the Climate Bond Standard, are four times oversubscribed on JSE - ESI Africa
South Africa:
South Africa: Moody's downgrade Eskom CFR from B1 to B2, while still recognising new Board and new Interim Group Chief Officer within two months - ESI Africa
Zimbabwe: DfID contribution of £6m in 2015 towards policy frameworks and delivery systems are making strides, enabling stabilisation and reform - ESI Africa
Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Trinidad: National Developmental Strategy 2016-2030 prioritises renewable energy, among seven other key areas - Loop
Caribbean: Creation of renewable energy hybrid would increase reliance in larger regions, that are in need of energy access - Money Morning
Asean: IRENA report shows clear policy and regulatory framework to encourage investment in renewable energy sector - The Business Times
Thailand: Ministry of Energy announces desist on purchase of renewable energy projects for the next five years - Bangkok Post
Southeast Asia: Green bond issuance expected to reach $5bn in 2018, driven by Indonesia - Asia Asset Management
Singapore: International Energy Week drives addressing capital market barriers and foster an enabling environment for infrastructure investment - MarketsInsider
Africa General / Rest of World
Abu Dhabi: Masdar sign MoU with Korea Energy Agency to collaborate with the development of renewable energy projects - Alternative Energy Africa
UK: Heriot-Watt University partnering with Yale to develop solar hybrid power solution - Alternative Energy Africa
Berlin: Off-grid energy independence conference focusing solely on zero emission challenges and prospects golbally - Alternative Energy Africa
Egypt: Acciona Energia to construct three solar pv power plants, supported by IFC and AIIB, $180m - Alternative Energy Africa
Luxembourg: Aquila Capital to launch investment fund, $933m with a term of 12 years, to invest in energy transition - Renewable Energy World
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