Camco REPP Newsletter

Weekly Newsletter - 09/11/2019

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

West Africa

Burkina Faso: 30MW solar plant to be built Afrik21
Nigeria: Country poised for minigrid boom MicrogridKnowledge
Nigeria: Revived Mambilla hydro project receives US$5.5 million from government Afrik21

East Africa

Kenya: EIB cancels US$190 million loan for Akiira geothermal project Afrik21
Kenya: Government launches bidding for solar off-grid projects Afrik21
Kenya: Aceleron and Tates to provide off-grid Kenyans with reusable batteries PowerTechnology
Kenya: KenGen to cede 75% stake in 140MW Naivasha geothermal plant BusinessDaily

Southern Africa

South Africa: Construction begins on 280MW Karusa and Soetwater wind farms EnergyCentral
South Africa: 3 zones for fast tracking renewable energy to be set up PV-Tech
South Africa: Battery supply constraints and blackouts spur growth of battery assembly CleanTechnica
Zimbabwe: RFQ issued for 17.5MW of solar for gold mine GreenBuildingAfrica

Southeast Asia & Caribbean

Singapore: Ambitions to build greener future by trading power with neighbours Bloomberg
Singapore: New battery recycling plant to be opened PV-Magazine
Vietnam: Change to FiT has lead to an additional 5.5GW of solar installations PV-Tech
Vietnam: Grid upgrades completed ahead of schedule pave the way for renewables growth PV-Tech

Africa General / Rest of World

Update: Shell and Sumitomo buy a 15% stake in minigrid firm PowerGen GTM
Africa: Building of continents first lithium-ion battery factory announced GreenBuildingAfrica
SE-Asia: Region needs more private sector investment to progress on its climate goals IEA
USA: How electric vehicles will be used to power the grid in California WRI
General: Answer to renewable powers top problem emerges in the outback Bloomberg
General: How to save water with solar and wind PV-Magazine
Technology: AI system created which will enable accurate predictions of wind turbine failure renews.biz

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