The Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa reservoir is just 20% full, after a prolonged drought. Low water levels threaten to further reduce generation output at the 2.1GW hydroelectric plant, which supplies over 1GW to neighbouring South Africa and additional output to other Southern African Power Pool (Sapp) countries including Zimbabwe and, soon, Malawi.
Issue 519 - 16 January 2025
Governments struggled to address daunting economic and social pressures in 2024, when many projects moved too slowly and opportunities were missed. A tendency across the continent to vote out incumbents has brought some new faces to the helm but, like their more seasoned fellow leaders, they are confronted by a dizzying array of issues that threaten to complicate even the best-laid schemes.
Issue 518 - 16 December 2024
Our first white paper is on Extending political risk mitigation for African project finance.
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