Energy investment update (16/08/19)

Weekly Newsletter - 16/08/2019

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

Cameroon: Renewable energy consortium sign MoU for 25MW of new solar capacity PV Tech
Ghana: PDS shareholders were 'not evaluated' before transaction. All Africa
Nigeria: Nigeria inaugurates first solar hybrid plant Alternative Energy Africa

East Africa

Tanzania/Uganda: KPCL completes project financing for 14MW Kikagati Hydro Project. Afrik21
Kenya: Nation approves issuance of first green bond. Reuters
Ethiopia: Progress on regulation to unlock off-grid renewables in energy access push. Afrik21

Southern Africa

Namibia: Nampower to invest $338m in renewable energy by 2022. Afrik21
Zambia: USTDA backs 150MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage project. PV Tech
Zimbabwe: Relief for Zimbabwe as Eskom switches on electricity supplies. AllAfrica
Botswana: Botswana Power Corp issues RfQ for 100MW of PV capacity. PV Tech

Southeast Asia & Caribbean

Vietnam: Scatec Solar proposes 1GW solar plant on Tri An lake Vietnam Energy Online
Thailand: Bosch to install 1MW solar plant at its factory in Thailand Mercom India
Cambodia: 60MW solar plant reaches commercial operations in Kampong Speu Khmer Times
Philippines: Philippines readies new renewable energy policies to curb coal dependence Reuters

Africa General / Rest of World

Egypt: IFC and MIGA commit financing to 252MW wind farm in Lekela. ESI Africa
Algeria: Algerian 50MW solar-diesel tender concludes with lowest bid of 11 US cents PV Magazine
South Korea: 1.64GW of solar added so far in 2019, an increase of over 20% PV Magazine
Europe: Untapped onshore wind potential sufficient to power the world until 2050 Science Daily

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