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Weekly Newsletter - 30/11/2018

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Please find below this week's summary of renewable and related energy news for Africa and beyond.
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The Camco Team
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West Africa
Model by IRENA identifies 20GW renewable energy potential in the West African region. PV magazine
Niger: Nation commissions first grid connected solar PV plant with a 7MW generation capacity. Green Building Africa
Burkina Faso: Contracts signed with energy authorities for 155MW of grid connected projects. Alternative Energy Africa. 
Mali: Energy agency to receive financing from Atlantic bank to support rural electrification. Alternative Energy Africa 
Nigeria: Private IPP considering sale of power from hydro resources to Burkina Faso. All Africa
East Africa
Kenya: National utility Kenya Power experiencing turmoil due to significant debt at US$1.13b. Daily Nation
East African Community to begin regional collaboration aimed at tackling energy insecurity. Alternative Energy Africa 
Rwanda: Government signs Policy Credit Agreement to help make 150,000 new connections to the grid. Alternative Energy Africa. 
Rwanda: Climatescope ranks the nation fifth globally in a study on clean energy investment potential. All Africa
Southern Africa
Malawi: Country signs agreement with the RLSF. Africa News
South Africa: Carbon tax bill to take effect as of June 2019. Green Building Africa.
Botswana: Power Corporation issues tender for 12 solar projects. PV Magazine 
South Africa: National Utility ESKOM announces new phase of load shedding due to unplanned outages and maintenance. ESI Africa
South Africa: AfDB signs loan agreement with ESKOM to support improvements of the nations transmission systems. ESI Africa
Caribbean and Southeast Asia
Renewable energy investor seeks to raise US$50m through an IPO with the proceeds directed to wind and solar projects. Loop
St Vincent and the Grenadines: Contract for the drilling of a 10MW geothermal well signed. Think Geoenergy.
Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City begins construction of waste-to-energy plant with an expected operation date of 2020. Vietnam Energy online
Africa General / Rest of World
Canada: New policy aimed at supporting renewables by allowing companies to reduce their tax liabilities. PV Magazine 
Developing nations added 114GW of low carbon resources in 2017. BloombergNEF
World Meteorological Organisation reports that 2018 is set to be one of the hottest years on record. Independent
Algeria: Country makes official request to supply power to Europe from surplus solar power. Alternative Energy Africa. 
Africa expected to have over 15,000 solar mini-grids by 2023. ESI Africa
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