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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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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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Commercial and industrial power developers see room for continued rapid growth in key African markets, with evolving deal structures proving competitive compared to unreliable and expensive grid electricity. C&I’s ascent is driving innovation in the terms of power purchase agreements and the profile of offtakers, write Tonderayi Mukeredzi and Marc Howard.

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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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A 12MWac capacity solar PV plant for the Caledonia Mining Corporation-operated Blanket Mine has started operations. The grid-tied plant is expected to provide about 27% of the mine’s electricity needs.

Zimbabwe
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Commercial and industrial power developer CrossBoundary Energy said on 8 November it was working with Bank of America to explore opportunities with development finance institutions to structure a blended finance loan facility.

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Electricity to supply Syrah Resources’ Twigg/Balama graphite project in Mozambique has been provided by 15.4MW of diesel generation capacity, but in December 2020 the Australian company signed a memorandum of understanding with Solarcentury to develop an 11.25MWp solar PV and 8.5MW/MWh battery storage facility.

Mozambique
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Distributed Power Africa’s has signed a 25-year power lease agreement with Varun Beverages for a rooftop solar PV facility at the soft drinks manufacturer’s plant in Harare. Zimbabwe has emerged as a significant C&I market, reflecting the extent to which recurrent power blackouts are curtailing economic output, prompting companies and individuals to invest in solar energy.

Zimbabwe
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Crossboundary Energy will deploy solar PV hybrid power plants at breweries in Enugu and Oyo states, continuing its growth in Nigeria following a recent $60m deal with Engie.

Nigeria
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Contracts have been awarded to build solar PV power plants at seven tertiary institutions under the Energising Education Programme (EEP)’s second phase. The EEP is a World Bank-funded programme aimed at improving energy access in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Nine universities are slated to receive support in phase one.

Nigeria
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Taqa Arabia will sell the power from its 20MW Sharm El Sheikh solar PV plant to customers of its own Global Energy distribution company. The project shows it is possible to build substantial renewable energy projects under regulator EgyptERA’s auto-generation rules. It has also stimulated positive headlines about the greening of the Red Sea tourism city in advance of COP27.

Egypt
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Canada’s Em-one Energy Solutions has been awarded a contract to construct the 3.1MW University of Abuja solar PV, diesel and battery plant.

Nigeria
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A solar power plant with battery energy storage at Centamin’s Sukari gold mine is set to be fully commissioned by year end, replacing diesel generators. London-and-Toronto listed Centamin is also evaluating proposals from independent power producers (IPPs) to supply grid power to the mine.

Egypt
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Mining giant Anglo American (Anglo) and France’s EDF Renewables (EDF) have formed a joint venture company Envusa Energy (Envusa) that will develop renewable energy projects to meet Anglo’s energy needs in South Africa, with excess power supplied into the grid.

South Africa
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Growing electricity demand, chiefly in booming Democratic Republic of Congo mines, is expected to underpin Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC)’s recovery after a tumultuous period . But the sluggish performance at the debt-laden Konkola Copper Mines and Mopani Copper Mines threatens CEC’s resurgence.

Zambia