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Weekly Newsletter - 02/02/2018

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
Burkina Faso: To target developmental priorities, AfDB along with Desert to Power Initiative, develop a 50MW solar PV power plant - Alternative Energy Africa
Burkina Faso: Government planning to install eight solar PV plants, totalling 100MW, to be distributed to seven regions - Alternative Energy Africa
Ghana: AIIMs acquires minority stake in Amandi IPP, due to develop a 200MW duel fuel power project - Alternative Energy Africa
Cote d'Ivoire: Government looking to establish green agenda by using CNG buses for public transport - Alternative Energy Africa
DRC: Sanga Hydroelectric Power Station is now connected to the national grid - Alternative Energy Africa
Sierra Leone: Government reveals ESHIA has been concluded and due to be constructed to generate 143MW into the national grid - ESI Africa
Nigeria: Ogun state to increase renewable enegry capacity by 286MW through eight IPPs - ESI Africa
Nigeria: World Bank invests $2m to execute transmission expansion master plan growing the transmission network capacity to 7,125MW - ESI Africa
Nigeria: Petroleum sector maintains 70% gas flare exit and targets the remaining 30% before 2020 - ESI Africa
Mali: EAIF and Akuo Energy confirm financing of $96m for 50MW Akuo Kita Solar PV plant - ESI Africa  
East Africa
Tanzania: Ruaha Energy signs first utility scale solar PV 25 year standard power purchase agreement with Tanesco - PRLOG Press Distribution
Tanzania: Development of national energy efficiency strategy to be completed through SE4All EU technical Assistance Facility - ESI Africa
Kenya: Chinese consortium commits to paying a fine should the Lake Turkana wind project not be connected before 31 August 2018 - ESI Africa
Kenya: Electrification of railway line between Mombasa and Nairobi to be reconsidered given high costs and irregular power supply - ESI Africa
Kenya: President looks to private sector to finance renewable power generation, highlighting Last Mile Connectivity Project success - ESI Africa
Burundi and Rwanda: Water management solutions to commence in attempt to improve revenue collection - ESI Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana: Power Corp launched a $495m project to build an electricity transmission line to copper mining and tourism sectors to national grid - Alternative Energy Africa
Mozambique: IFC invests $55m into a 175MW gas-fired power plant (CTRG) to reach commercial operation - Alternative Energy Africa
Madagascar: Siemens AG signs MoU to fast track additional capacity of 300MW to national grid before 2019 - ESI Africa
Zimbabwe: Zesa to install smart meters, to be funded by the ZETDC - ESI Africa
South Africa: Severe storm shuts down Sibanye Gold Mine trapping 950 miners - ESI Africa
South Africa: Moody's has downgraded Eskom to B1 from Ba3 - ESI Africa  
Africa General / Rest of World
Germany: 4.5MW CHP innovative energy supply unit developed by University of Gottingen and Medical School with a focus to save lives - Alternative Energy Africa
African Economic Outlook Summit: Macroeconomic analysis shows GDP increase, while still maintaining a jobless growth - Alternative Energy Africa
Canada: IFC forms partnership with government to invest $122m to catalyze private sector investment in renewable energy projects - PV Tech
US: White House seeks 72% cut to clean energy research, specifically from renewable energy and energy efficiency programs - Renewable Energy World
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