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Weekly Newsletter - 04/08/2017

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: TCN has upgraded the Eko transmission network with an additional 60MVA capacity - ESI Africa
Nigeria: Total Nigeria and Blackbit Ltd partner to provide SHS solutions to outlets in Lagos and Abuja - Alternative Energy Africa
Nigeria: International Atomic Energy Agency directs government to develop a nuclear safety legal framework - ESI Africa
Burkina Faso: Zagtouli 33MW PV power is almost complete and expected to provide 10% of national demand - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana: Lottery to provide 30,000 solar kiosks for mobile money transfers - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana: ECG invests $2.2m in Tema outdoor substation - ESI Africa
East Africa
Eritrea: Areza and Maidma rural communities to get access to solar energy through Eur5.7m fund - PV Tech 
Kenya: Virunga to receive $400,000 from InfraCo Africa in support of hydropower plant - PIDG press release
Kenya: Rentco East Africa, Lantech Africa and Toshiba Corporation to provide geothermal accessories - ESI Africa
Tanzania: Redavia to support development of 114kW solar PV project at Shanta Gold's Luika mine - Redavia press release
Tanzania: Government encourages gas as primary energy source instead of coal - ESI Africa
Uganda and Tanzania: Governments sign MoU for supply of electricity to villages surrounding border - ESI Africa
Uganda: UEGCL sets high targets of 846MW installed capacity for the Great Lakes region - ESI Africa
Southern Africa
Angola: President inaugurates 700MW Cambambe hydropower plant on Kwanzi River - Alternative Energy Africa
Zambia: Fenix partners with MTN to launch scale-up after Swedish Embassy and USAID invest $3m - ESI Africa
Zimbabwe: ZESA pays almost $8m towards debt to Eskom and Hydro Cahora Bassa to maintain 350MW supply - ESI Africa
South Africa: Costs from solar and wind are surpassing that of entire ageing baseload plants - Daily Maverick
South Africa: Eastern Cape recognised as promoter of both renewables, gas and nuclear - ESI Africa
South Africa: SAWEA establishes platform for women and children - ESI Africa
Africa General / Rest of World
ADB raises $1.25bn for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects - PV Tech
Hawaii: Powin Energy provides 2.4Mwh energy storage solutions for seven solar sites - Alternative Energy Africa
UAE: Building Integrated Photovoltaics regulations to encourage solar power project implementation - Alternative Energy Africa
Denmark: Copenhagen's carbon neutral target begins demonstrating economic payoff - Renewable Energy World
US: SunEdison Inc. settles on bankruptcy plan, leaving shareholders with nothing - Renewable Energy World
US: JPMorgan sets target to source 100% renewables for global energy needs by 2020 - PV Tech
India: Azure Power to issue $500m solar green bond, maturing in 2022 - PV Tech
Australia: Elecnor secures $139m EPC contract for 137MW solar PV form - PV Tech
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