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Even protesters stay home as Algerian industry seeks reversal of fortunes
Algeria’s compliance with the Covid-19 lockdown was sharply illustrated when on 20 March the Hirak opposition movement did not march against the government for the first Friday since 22 February 2019. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on 17 March announced a ban on public...
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Algeria
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Morocco: Studies sought for El Menzel pumped storage project
Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau Potable (ONEE) has invited expressions of interest from consultants by 22 April to conduct detailed studies and establish technical specifications for the 300MW El Menzel pumped-storage hydropower plant in the northern region of Fès-...
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Morocco
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Liberia: Tata Power to train LEC staff
The US Millennium Challenge Account-Liberia (MCA-L) has hired India’s Tata Power to provide on-the-job training to at least 100 technical and non-technical staff of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC). Tata Power will assess staff capacity and develop a medium to long-term...
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Liberia
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Renewvia Energy partners with DPI
US solar developer Renewvia Energy Corporation has teamed up with Singapore-based renewable energy investor Dream Projects Incubators (DPI) to develop solar micro-grids in Kenya and Nigeria. On 17 March, the two companies announced the formation of a special purpose entity to...
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Africa
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ARCH makes first investment in CrossBoundary Energy
ARCH Emerging Markets Partners Limited’s Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF) has made its first investment since its launch in 2019. Further transactions are expected in Q2, barring delays resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. ARPF will invest $16.5m in commercial and industrial...
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Africa
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Côte d’Ivoire: $57.3m in electrification contracts
CI-Energies on 20 March awarded seven contracts to electrify 350 locations in Côte d’Ivoire. The contracts are being financed by the French Development Agency. Morocco’s Fabrilec, part of MMK group, and Ivorian consultancy SNE were awarded the $4.67m Lot 1 contract to electrify...
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Côte d’Ivoire
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Liberia: RREA seeks consultants for Gbedin Falls
The Rural and Renewable Energy Agency invites expressions of interest from engineering consultancy firms by 6 April to prepare detailed designs, bidding documents, tendering and supervision of works for the construction of the 9.34MW Gbedin Falls run-of-river hydropower plant...
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Liberia
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