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Eaaif invests in Côte d’Ivoire’s largest-ever solar PV plant

Blended finance vehicle the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund has committed $29m to Côte d’Ivoire’s largest-ever solar power project.

The project is one of several awarded under a new national IPP framework, as Abidjan looks to greater on-grid renewable capacity and increased imports from new interconnections to meet sharply rising electricity demand.

Issue 519 - 15 January 2025

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Issue 519 - 16 January 2025

World Bank funds 18MWp Zanzibar solar power plant

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Issue 519 - 09 January 2025

Tullow Oil wins $320m Ghana ICC tax case, as investors back turnaround

Resources, Upstream oil & gas, Strategy & risk

Cwa Power wind, Egypt

Issue 519 - 08 January 2025

Egypt’s 1.1GW Suez West wind farm reaches financial close

Power, Renewable energy, Strategy & risk

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Issue 518 - 17 December 2024

Kosmos and Tullow call off merger talks

Resources, Upstream oil & gas, Strategy & risk

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Kosmos and Tullow explore all-share merger

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Issue 518 - 16 December 2024

Kosmos and Tullow explore all-share merger

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Issue 518 - 16 December 2024

Africa-focused, UN-backed fund eyes $54m mini-grid fundraise

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Issue 518 - 16 December 2024

Sturdee and Fig acquire two solar power plants in Namibia

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Issue 518 - 16 December 2024

Some positive signs in African politics, after a year of wasted opportunities and popular backlashes

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Issue 518 - 16 December 2024

Just Energy Transition commitments to South Africa rise to $14bn

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Issue 518 - 12 December 2024

Equinor completes Nigeria exit, with sale of assets to Chappal

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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

AfDB lends $170m for Egypt’s 1.1GW Suez Wind project

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Issue 518 - 11 December 2024

Moyi Power appoints AfDB as lead arranger for DRC metro-grid project

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New data: African power generation additions lowest in five years

African Energy has assessed the state of the African power industry at the end of 2023 and re-examined the project pipeline for the 2024-2029 period.

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African Energy has analysed the latest on-grid power generation data for North Africa.

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