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Mpumalanga-based MMC’s 20-year energy supply agreement with IPP and electricity trader Noa Group is intended to provide the bulk of renewable energy supply for the metal company. Noa will source the energy from multiple generation facilities across South Africa via wheeling through the Eskom grid.

South Africa
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Ivanhoe Mines’ procurement of substantial solar PV and battery storage supply for its operated Kamoa-Kakula copper mine will augment hydroelectricity from Snel and Sapp imports, helping to ensure continuity of power supply at the site, where the commissioning of a smelter has been delayed by power supply problems, writes Marc Howard in Cape Town.

DR Congo
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Solarcentury Africa and Zambia’s state-owned Industrial Development Corporation have signed an agreement to co-develop the Fig Tree commercial and industrial (C&I) power plant, for which IDC will be the primary offtaker, writes Marc Howard in Cape Town.

Botswana | Namibia | Zambia
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Golden Valley Mine expects to complete construction work on a 2MWp solar PV plant by end-February, guaranteeing a steady supply of power to its mine.

Zimbabwe
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Electricity trader Discovery Green has sealed energy supply agreements to deliver renewable energy to five property, hospitality and mining companies around South Africa.

South Africa
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Barrick Gold has confirmed the expected commissioning date for a solar PV storage plant at its Kibali mine in DR Congo’s Haut-Uele province. The new facility is expected to increase the power contribution of renewables to Africa’s largest gold mine to 85%, augmenting substantial hydroelectric power supply.

DR Congo
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Cape Town-based Juwi Renewable Energies is to build and operate three solar PV projects with an aggregate capacity of 340MWp that will wheel power to mining company Glencore, data group Teraco and chemical and gas suppliers Sasol and Air Liquide.

South Africa
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Oslo-headquartered development finance institution Norfund has committed another $40m to the pan-African commercial and industrial power specialist CrossBoundary Energy.

Kenya | Sierra Leone | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | South Africa
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South Africa’s electricity supply industry has witnessed a ‘big bang’ moment, with the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act coming into force on 1 January. The reforms represent a ground-breaking shift from a centralised Eskom to a liberalised market structure involving the private sector. Authorities hope competition will increase the reliability of supply, bring down prices and help to close an enormous infrastructure funding gap, writes Tonderayi Mukeredzi.

South Africa
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Pele Green Energy has reached financial close for a major solar PV IPP that will supply power to the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture.

South Africa
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Etana Energy, the South African electricity trading platform, has secured a $100m guarantee facility to support its growth. British International Investment and GuarantCo will each provide $50m in guarantees, in an arrangement designed to support the development of more renewable energy by offering IPPs greater certainty over future revenues.

South Africa
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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.

Kenya | Sierra Leone | Madagascar | Zimbabwe | South Africa
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Construction has started at data company Teraco’s 120MWp solar PV independent power producer (IPP) project in Free State province. Power from the plant will be wheeled across the Eskom grid to Teraco’s own sites across South Africa.

South Africa
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KTDA is seeking EPC contractors for its greenfield 2.8MW Taunet run-of-river project. The tender also includes lots for the supply of associated transmission works and electromechanical equipment.

Kenya
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Chinese IPPs and investors are backing 2.5GW of new coal and solar projects that Zimbabwean authorities claim will end load shedding by 2025 – and end the need for power imports by 2026. However, Harare has a history of announcing megaprojects that do not materialise and, even if these schemes do go ahead, questions remain over whether the grid will be able to handle the additional power, writes Tonderayi Mukeredzi.

Zimbabwe