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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #12 | ||||||||
Week 21, 2019 | |||||||||
EDITORIAL | |||||||||
Dear reader, Welcome to the twelfth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. The countdown has started for the Africa Energy Forum, happening next month in Lisbon. We are preparing a subscription campaign during the event with great discounts up to 50% on the membership fee for membership at the APP. Watch out your email box for an update on this subject soon. On the news side, from Uganda we got to know about a partnership between the utility company and small producers to increase access to power in rural areas on a sustainable way. There is an article raising the issue about the generation surplus in East Africa, and the challenges countries are facing to manage the mismatch between demand and supply, due mainly to lack of infrastructure and slow industrialization. In West Africa, a partnership between a developer in the C&I space and a crowdfunding platform shows the way for the captive market. Who will follow? That's all for this week. Keep well, keep energized. Meanwhile, the APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
Jorge Lascas Founder & Managing Director | |||||||||
FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: to launch new solar plants as it faces worst blackouts in three years. Read the article >> The three solar photovoltaic power plants will be installed in Goromonzi, Bulawayo and the capital Harare. The first two will each have a 100 MW capacity while the last one will have a capacity of 50 MW. | |||||||||
UGANDA: shakes up electricity access amid global infrastructure reset. Read the article >> Electricity providers in Uganda are teaming up to find a new business model to boost the speed and efficiency of getting power to those living without it, in the hope it can be copied in other parts of Africa and Asia. | |||||||||
SENEGAL: Dhybrid will build several 2 MW hybrid mini solar power plants. Read the article >> The German company Dhybrid has been selected to build several small hybrid solar power plants with a total capacity of 2 MW in Senegal. The project is led by Omexom, a division of Vinci Energies. | |||||||||
EAST AFRICA: power consumers unable to buy the surplus. Read the article >> Electricity consumers in East Africa will continue to pay high prices despite significant investments in generation plants that have resulted in surplus output of power. | |||||||||
WEST AFRICA: Investment platform open for solar plants. Read the article >> West African solar energy company, Daystar Power, has partnered with Trine a Swedish investment platform to finance solar plants in West Africa. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: State will invest $1.8 billion in renewable energy transmission. Read the article >> China agrees to support Ethiopia in its ambitious plan to produce renewable energy. On the sidelines of the Belt and Road Initiative Summit, held from April 25 to 27, 2019 in Beijing, the Middle Kingdom promised to provide $1.8 billion to the Ethiopian government. The loan is intended for the development of the electricity transmission and distribution network. | |||||||||
MALI: Africa GreenTec installs containerised solar mini grid in Fanidiama. Read the article >> The German start-up, Africa GreenTec, is installing a mini solar containerised grid in Fanidiama village, located in the Sikasso region of southeast Mali. Equipped with batteries, the containerised mini-grid has a capacity of 45 kWp. | |||||||||
PRESS RELEASES | |||||||||
PRESS RELEASE: AMMP Technologies secures investment to bring data-driven advances to off-grid energy operations across Africa. Read the article >> AMMP Technologies B.V., the pioneer in operational software solutions for off-grid energy in emerging markets, recently secured a funding round from a consortium of angel investors. This funding will enable the company to further accelerate growth in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. | |||||||||
FROM THE MEMBERS | |||||||||
JCM Power and CowaterSogema are joining forces in Malawi where both Canadian companies are active. JCM Power recently launched a solar-voltaic project in Salima while CowaterSogema has been implementing a maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) initiative for the past two years in Chitipa and Kasungu districts. | |||||||||
A Nigerian firm, Community Energy Social Enterprises Limited on Tuesday signed a $767, 512 MoU with Renewvia Energy Corporation, an American company to provide solar energy for the communities on ‘pay-as- you-go’ basis.
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The micro-grid solar project was designed and constructed by Sola Future Energy, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner of the department of tourism, using CS6U- 340M Canadian Solar modules. | |||||||||
The Government of Madagascar and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) signed an agreement that allows Independent Power Producers (IPPs) in the country to now access the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF). With the help of the Facility, the Government of Madagascar is hoping to develop its renewable energy sector. | |||||||||
RECOM, Europe’s largest solar manufacturer, reinforces commitment to the growing French market by increasing manufacturing capacities and investments.
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TENDERS | |||||||||
Submission deadline: 18th June 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Benin | Entity: Millennium Challenge Account-Benin II
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Submission deadline: 12th July 2019 | Category: EPC Country: Mozambique | Entity: Electricidade de Moçambique (EdM)
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Submission deadline: 14th June 2019 | Category: IPP Country: Lesotho | Entity: Ministry of Energy and Meteorology (MEM)
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Submission deadline: 31st May 2019 | Category: Consultancy Countries: West Africa | Entity: The African Union Commission
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Submission deadline: 30th May 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Zanzibar, Tanzania | Entity: IFC - International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 3rd June 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Nigeria | Entity: ECOWAS Commission
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Submission deadline: 3rd June 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: West Africa | Entity: ECREEE
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ACCELERATOR | |||||||||
The “Africa Power Access Accelerator” program, by the African Power Platform, bridges the existing gap between project developers and consultants / technology providers / financiers. Second application window closes on the 30th June 2019.
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GRANTS | |||||||||
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Netherlands, in cooperation with executer Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl), uses the SDG 7 Results facility as a contribution to sustainable development goals achievements in developing countries. In particular SDG 7. Eligible Countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, South Sudan | Deadline: 4th June 2019. | |||||||||
UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 11 - 14 June 2019 | Location: Lisbon, Portugal | Discount Code: APP15
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Date: 24 - 25 June 2019 | Location: Casablanca, Morocco
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Date: 2 - 4 July 2019 | Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |||||||||
FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2019, January | Author: SADC The 2018 SADC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report builds on the initial status report for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued by REN21 in 2015. It provides an updated review of renewable energy and energy efficiency developments in the SADC region, including market trends and related activities, achievements in renewable energy on- and off-grid, achievements in energy efficiency, evolving policy landscapes and investment flows.
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