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Weekly Newsletter - 16/11/2018

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
Senegal: ENGIE signs 25-year PPAs for two solar PV plants, totalling 60MW. Green Building Africa. 
Nigeria: Government resumes privatisation with plans to sell off over 1,500MW of generation assets. All Africa
Nigeria: Government plans to exploit 12,000MW of hydro capacity. All Africa
Cameroon: Government, EDF and the IFC sign agreement to support 420MW hydro-power plant. ESI Africa
East Africa
Kenya: Nation to procure two 40MW solar PV plants in a bid to increase renewable energy capacity. Engineering News
South Sudan: Government signs MoU with Sahara Power Group to improve the country's power infrastructure. All Africa
Kenya: President announces plans to move the country to 100% green energy by 2020. Green Building Africa
Tanzania: National utility lays out plans for 350MW of wind and solar PV projects. Green Building Africa
Ethiopia: Nation sets universal access target for 2025. Alternative Energy Africa
Kenya: President to officially commission the Lake Turkana wind farm. All Africa
Kenya: Nation initiates process of identifying suitable nuclear power plant locations. All Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa: Ministry of Energy assures investors in wind and solar energy of continuous government support. Green Building Africa
Angola: Israel to support new 50MW solar PV plant to reduce the energy deficit. All Africa
Malawi: Nation to experience longer periods of load shedding due to reduced output from the main hydro plant. All Africa
Mozambique: Universal access program targeted for 2030 set to cost US$5b. All Africa
Angola: General Electric to add 750MW of capacity to the Soyo gas plant at a cost of US$220m. All Africa
Zimbabwe: Zonful Energy powers 10,000 homes through solar homes systems using pay-as-you go technology.  Alternative Energy Africa
 
Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Barbados: Caribbean Development Bank stresses the need for a more resilient energy sector. The Daily Herald
Vietnam: Nation to commission an additional 80MW of solar power capacity by April 2019. Market Watch
Thailand: ADB provides US$227m loan to support a 2.5GW combined cycle plant. Power Technology
Africa General / Rest of World
Latest Lazard Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis finds the cost of building new solar and wind capacity is equal or lower than the cost of running existing fossil fuel capacity. PV Magazine
IEA report shows that fossil fuels will still play a major role to 2040. PV Magazine
USA: Coal plant retirements in 2018 at an all-time high. BloombergNEF
Morocco: Enel Green Power to commence construction of a 180MW wind. Enel Green Power. 
Azuri Technology launches innovative micro-insurance product. Alternative Energy Africa
Africa: AfDB launches new energy portal to provide up-to-date information on the African energy sector. All Africa 
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