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Weekly Newsletter - 06/10/2017

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
Nigeria: New gas policy intended to remove barriers affecting investment and development - ESI Africa
Guinea-Bissau: West African Development Bank (BOAD) invests $45m into solar project - Alternative Energy Africa
Benin: Consortium BWSC/MAN sign agreement for construction of 120MW thermal power plant - Alternative Energy Africa
Burkina Faso: AfDB pledges support for 50MW power plant to electrify rural communities within country - PV Tech
East Africa
Uganda: Kampala to extend electricity network to Kaya and Nimule to seal cross border electricity trade - ESI Africa
Tanzania: Report highlights 70% of population still unconnected to grid - ESI Africa
Tanzania: Downturn in oil and gas markets threaten potential of investment in natural gas - ESI Africa
Rwanda: REG to review rollout energy strategy in light of government's 7 year programme - ESI Africa
Lesotho: Highlands water project launches the first of twenty infrastructure construction tenders - ESI Africa
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Electric Power Company (EEPCo) issues requests construction for two 125MWac solar power plants - PV Tech
Southern Africa
South Africa: AfDB approves second monitoring report for Medupi power plant, aimed to comply with bank policies - Alternative Energy Africa
South Africa: NERSA moves ahead with investgation into SAWEA's complaint against Eskom - ESI Africa
Zambia: Government plans 300MW thermal and 250MW hydro power plants to feed into national grid - Alternative Energy Africa
Zambia: Re-evaluation of ZESCO's assests provide an accurate business planning tool - Alternative Energy Africa
Madagascar: Siemens and government sign agreement to increase capacity by 300MW targeted for 2019 - Alternative Energy Africa
Mozambique: World Bank approves $150m grant for upgrade of the energy sector - ESI Africa
Africa General / Rest of World
Egypt: ICD of the private sector sign facility agreements $28.5m to develop 50MW solar PV power plant - Alternative Energy Africa
Brazil: Green bond market reaches $3.67bn - PV Tech
Australia: Feasibility studies reveal potential for pumped seawater hydro storage - Renewable Energy World
Puerto Rico: Government looking at rebuilding electricity infrastructure with combined technologies for minigrids - Renewable Energy World
Puerto Rico: Tesla powerwall battery systems deployed to assist re-construction of electricity network after hurricane - Renewable Energy World
Kazakhstan: Green Climate Fund approves allocation of $110m to renewables framework - PV Tech
US: Wind turbne prices plummet faster in US than globally - Bloomberg New Energy Finance 
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