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Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Ghana’s Genser Energy raises $366m for off-grid power supply

Genser Energy Ghana Ltd announced in December that it had reached financial close on a $366m financing agreement that will fund the expansion of its business in Ghana. The transaction funds the expansion of existing plants and the company’s gas pipeline network, as well as new...

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Ghana

Issue - 06 January 2020

West Africa: Bids sought for regional solar study

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) is seeking bids for the measurement of solar resources in member countries. The successful bidder will visit sites in all 14 member countries to identify 28-30 locations and take high quality measurements over a two-year period. The company...

Africa

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Burkina Faso: Bids sought for installation of rural solar PV systems

The Burkinabè Rural Electrification Agency invites prequalification applications by 26 February for the design, financing, supply, construction, operation and maintenance of a series of decentralised solar PV systems across Burkina Faso. The contract will entail the installation...

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Burkina Faso

Issue - 06 January 2020

Togo: Prequalification under way for Scaling Solar

Prequalification has begun for two solar PV projects with combined capacity of 60-80MWac, which are being procured through the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Scaling Solar programme in Togo. One plant will be located at Kpalassi near Awandjélo in the Kara region and the other in...

Africa

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Cape Verde: Prequalification begins for two 5MW solar plants

The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Energy is inviting expressions of interest from developers to design, finance, build, own, operate and maintain two 5MW solar PV projects near Santa Maria on Sal island and Salamansa on São Vicente island. The projects will be implemented on a...

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Cape Verde

Issue 407 - 16 January 2019

Côte d’Ivoire: Chinese finance for Gribo-Popoli

A cabinet meeting on 8 January approved a loan of $286m from the Export-Import Bank of China for the 112MW Gribo-Popoli hydro project on the Sassandra River. The loan agreement was signed on 9 October 2019. “This project, planned for the Sassandra River downstream from the...

Issue 407 - 16 January 2019

Côte d’Ivoire

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Cameroon: upOwa closes €2.5m solar funding round

Cameroon-based solar home system provider upOwa closed a €2.5m ($2.8m) series A2 funding round in December. The UK government-funded Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) led the round alongside French family office Colam Impact. Existing investors also participated,...

Issue 407 - 16 January 2020

Cameroon

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