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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #15 | ||||||||
Week 40, 2019 | |||||||||
EDITORIAL | |||||||||
Dear reader, Welcome to the fifteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. We are having final discussions with applicants for the 1st round of the African Power Access Accelerator program (APAA) and shortlisted projects will be announced soon. In September we have attended the Future Energy East Africa event in Nairobi and came back amazed with the activity Kenya is seeing in the C&I sector. In terms of news, from South Africa we get to know that Eskom continues getting the support for a successful turnaround plan and at same time is launching a large scale storage battery tender. The renewables entrepreneurship ecosystem keeps producing successful cases, this time with Easy Solar getting an award. Angola and Nigeria are getting support from the AfDB through the SEFA program to improve the renewables framework and enable the private sector to contribute to the energy transition towards a greener mix, less oil dependent. From Zimbabwe we keep getting news that Solar PV pipeline is growing big but our concerns go to implementation capabilities, both from private sponsors and local authorities. We'll follow up on this subject and let you know the findings in coming editions. 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 | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Is ‘Too Big to Fail,’ African Development Bank Chief Says. Read the article >> South Africa’s struggling state power company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. is “too big to fail,” and the continent’s new free-trade deal will help Africa dodge the worst of a global economic downturn, the head of the African Development Bank said. | |||||||||
AFRICA: 3 European countries provide $350 million for solar energy and energy storage. Read the article >> France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have committed $350 million to invest in solar energy in Africa and electricity storage. It is a strategic investment at a time when Africa is relying on renewable energy to provide access to electricity for its population. | |||||||||
SIERRA LEONE: Easy Solar wins global entrepreneurship award. Read the article >> Easy Solar, an energy startup in Sierra Leone, was recognized as a leader of global social innovation for 2019 along with 19 others across the world, chosen by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to receive the Schwab Foundation Outstanding Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: 39 solar power projects approved for development. Read the article >> The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has processed 39 solar power projects that have capacity to generate up 1,151.87MW, as the country moves towards renewable energy to increase capacity. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Eni, Mainstream to develop large-scale renewable assets. Read the article >> Italian oil major Eni announced Wednesday a cooperation deal with Mainstream Renewable Power to develop large-scale renewables projects in the UK, Africa and Southeast Asia. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: Daystar Power installs the 100th solar energy system. Read the article >> The West African solar energy company Daystar Power has installed a solar energy system at a branch of Unity Bank in Bauchi, Nigeria, the 100th solar power system since the company was founded in 2017. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Preparing First Large-Scale Battery Tender. Read the article >> South Africa’s utility Eskom is preparing to launch a tender for 1.4 gigawatt-hours of battery storage that will need to be installed by December 2021. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: plans for solar mini grids move forward. Read the article >> Ethiopia’s state-owned utility the Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) has issued an invitation for bids to seek developers to deploy solar mini-grids in 25 villages, with the projects financed by the African Development Bank. | |||||||||
ANGOLA: to install 30,000 solar energy production systems. Read the article >> The Angolan government plans to install about 30,000 solar photovoltaic systems in rural areas to produce 600 MW of electricity in the Central African nation. | |||||||||
AFRICA: The Big 5 Africa’s fastest growing solar energy markets. Read the article >> According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), last year’s growth was primarily driven by five specific countries: Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Ghana. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: African Development Bank’s SEFA approves US$500k grant for clean energy. Read the article >> The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a US$500,000 grant to support the development and launch of the Nigeria Energy Access Fund (NEAF). | |||||||||
PRESS RELEASES | |||||||||
USTDA Expands Its Support for Nigeria’s Energy Sector. Read the article >> USTDA committed funding for a feasibility study to help Xenergi Nigeria Ltd. expand and construct a natural gas gathering and processing plant that will substantially increase access to customers in the Niger Delta region. | |||||||||
G5 Sahel Summit: African Development Bank, partners, commit to light up and power the Sahel with the Desert to Power initiative. Read the article >> The G5 Sahel is a strategic framework for regional cooperation created in 2014. It includes Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad. | |||||||||
USADF and Nithio Partner to Enhance Access to Clean Energy in Kenya. Read the article >> USADF’s new partnership with an innovative energy finance company will enable the agency to build on its investments to bring off-grid energy solutions to underserved communities in Africa. | |||||||||
FROM THE MEMBERS | |||||||||
Off-grid supplier Sola Group recently obtained 400 million South African rand (about 26 million dollars) from two financial institutions. These new funds will be used to provide the solar off-grid to companies. | |||||||||
Business leaders and diplomats met during the opening of Africa Business Day, held in Zug last month, where attended Nicolas Crettenand, Managing Director of Glosya Infrastructures.
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Membership in ATI will unlock additional investment insurance capacity, helping to lower Ghana’s borrowing costs and increase investments. | |||||||||
TENDERS | |||||||||
Submission deadline: GPN | Category: Consultancy and Works Region: Mozambique | Entity: Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM)
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Submission deadline: prior information only | Category: Consultancy Region: Sao Tome and Principe | Entity: European Investment Bank
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Submission deadline: 3rd October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Rwanda | Entity: EDCL
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Submission deadline: 8th October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Countries: Malawi | Entity: IFC
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Submission deadline: 10th October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Rwanda | Entity: Energy Utility Corporation Limited - EUCL
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Submission deadline: 21st October 2019 | Category: Consultancy Country: Kenya | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 30th August 2019 | Category: Supply Country: West Africa | Entity: West African Power Pool (WAPP)
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Submission deadline: 25th October 2019 | Category: Construction Country: Liberia | Entity: Rural and Renewable Energy Agency
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: Thursday, 10th October, 2019 at 3:00 pm (CEST) | Organizer: Solaris Offgrid
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Date & Time: Tuesday, 21st January 2020 at 11:00 CET | Organizer: ata insights
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UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 8 - 9 October 2019 | Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Date: 16 - 17 October 2019 | Location: Dakar, Senegal
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Date: 17 - 18 September 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2019, September | Author: World Bank Rethinking Power Sector Reform in the Developing World is a multiyear initiative that aims to refresh the policy debate, by presenting a comprehensive picture of developing country experience with power sector reform that distills the lessons learned over the last 25 years and reflects on how recent technological trends that are disrupting the sector may call for new thinking on reform strategies.
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JOBS | |||||||||
Published: 10th September 2019 | Location: Kigali, Rwanda Description: The position is tasked with managing NGU customers, building solutions and driving revenue growth for B2B in NGU’s including expansion into new territories. The Expansion team is responsible for managing NGU relations, implementing solutions and driving growth as per agreed business plan. This is a strategic role supporting the commercial objectives and goals of. It is expected that the team will use market knowledge and understanding to feed into the Innovation cycle.
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Published: 16th September 2019 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: Kenya Market Development Advisor will provide direct advice to solar home system (SHS) and mini-grid (MG) companies. The advisor will act as a market facilitator for companies entering the Kenyan market, and/or supporting existing companies looking to scale up operations. The Advisor will link private developers and entrepreneurs with suitable sources of project development finances.
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Published: 20th September 2019 | Location: Lusaka, Zambia Description: As a Project Manager within the Customer Credit team, you will be a part of revolutionizing credit and financial inclusion for the base of the pyramid. The role will report to the Customer Credit Manager and will work cross-functionally with the rest of our commercial team, customer experience, product development, operations, marketing, and technical teams on the ground to help design, execute, assess and refine innovative consumer finance projects at Fenix.
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