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CrossBoundary Energy raises $140m for renewable energy C&I projects

CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) has raised an initial $140m tranche of senior debt from South Africa’s Standard Bank to fund commercial and industrial (C&I) power projects fuelled by renewable energy (RE) across Africa.

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Issue 518 - 12 December 2024

South Africa: Energy trading platform Etana secures $100m finance guarantee

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Issue 518 - 12 December 2024

South Africa: Financial close for 100MWp solar plant to supply Glencore Merafe mines

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South Africa power map focused on Free State

Issue 518 - 11 December 2024

South Africa: Teraco starts construction at 120MWp solar plant

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Issue 518 - 10 December 2024

Kenya Tea Development Agency issues run-of-river hydropower EPC tender

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Issue 518 - 10 December 2024

Zimbabwe counts on Chinese-backed coal and solar projects to end load shedding

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Issue 517 - 28 November 2024

Zambia looks to cost-reflective tariffs, solar and trading to help end power woes

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Issue 517 - 26 November 2024

FQM increases Zambian copper mine baseload demand by 85MW

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Issue 516 - 11 November 2024

South Africa’s Fortress Real Estate Investments installs solar PV plant at Evaton Mall

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Issue 515 - 28 October 2024

Hardship pushes energy-starved Burundi towards off-grid renewables

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Issue 515 - 27 October 2024

Marampa thermal C&I plant commissioned in Sierra Leone

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Issue 515 - 22 October 2024

Konexa secures finance for Nigerian Breweries power projects

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Issue 514 - 15 October 2024

Mining companies’ vote of confidence in Côte d’Ivoire’s grid

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Issue 514 - 14 October 2024

South Africa’s AECI switches on solar plant at Modderfontein factory

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