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Modelling and number-crunching may not have the popular appeal of big new power stations or trans-continental interconnections, but they can be crucial to making markets work – and in Africa could open up new vistas for more efficient, more responsive and much larger electricity supply industries (ESIs).

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State utility Société Nationale d’Electricité du Burkina Faso (Sonabel) has failed to reach an agreement with the project contractor over “cost over-runs” for the 10MW Kaya and 20MW Koudougou solar PV projects, according to a World Bank Group (WBG) project implementation status report dated 1 June.

Burkina Faso
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Perenco’s activities in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been the focus of fresh criticism. A report issued in early November by Investigate Europe, EIF and Disclose alleged that Perenco was  responsible for 167 pollution incidents and huge methane emissions.

DR Congo
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Energy leasing firm Solarise Africa (Solarise) has secured debt finance from a group of investors led by the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI), which it will use to grow its commercial and industrial (C&I) business in Africa.

Kenya | Uganda | Rwanda | Zambia | South Africa
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A new majority equity holder and developer for the 20MWp Neo I independent power project (IPP) in Mafeteng is expected to be announced in the coming months, following the exit of Norway’s Scatec from the project.

Lesotho
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Commercial and industrial (C&I) power has experienced a tremendous boom in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), as companies look for alternatives to failing state utilities, not least in the continent’s largest economies South Africa and Nigeria.

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It was supposed to be all about implementation and Africa, but the COP27 climate summit ended on 20 November amid disharmony and a failure to agree more cuts in fossil fuel use. However, a series of initiatives were launched that might not have gained as much media attention but which could help African countries match their development needs with clean energy ambitions, writes John Hamilton, recently in Sharm El Sheikh.

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The unveiling of a number of major initiatives to help mitigate climate change, start moving towards offering ‘loss and damage’ support and stimulating carbon markets and other financing mechanisms was a feature of the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El Sheikh. African Energy takes a closer look at The Bridgetown Initiative, Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa, African Carbon Markets Initiative and The Transforma Platform.

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Belgium’s International Montage Maintenance Group has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to develop a 22MW power plant at Gerald Group’s Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone
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Dubai-based Amea Power has announced plans to increase operational capacity at the Blitta solar PV power plant in Togo.

Togo
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The National Council on Privatisation (NCP) has given its approval for the development of the 1,650MW Makurdi hydroelectric power (HEP) plant.

Nigeria
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The Addis Ababa-based Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) is looking to recruit a new executive director as it seeks to strengthen its performance.

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Global Alliance for People and Planet and the Norwegian government have pledged more funding to support the development of solar power in Sahel countries.

Niger | Chad | Nigeria | Ethiopia | Djibouti | Eritrea | Burkina Faso | Mali
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Germany’s Juwi is the final stages of commissioning the 36MWp solar PV plant at Centamin’s Sukari gold mine, which will work alongside an existing diesel plant.

Egypt
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Germany’s offer of support for a first hydrogen (GH2) plant in Morocco makes the North African country a potential early mover in the race to build a hydrogen economy on the continent.

Morocco