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November 2018 | |||||||||
EDITORIAL | |||||||||
Dear reader, Welcome to the third African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. You may recall that on our latest special edition of the newsletter, dedicated to reports, there was one entitled “CROWD POWER: Who Is the Crowd?”, looking at the crowdfunding for energy access companies. Now, our reputable member Enerwhere is launching a crowdfunding round to support its growth plans. The subject is gaining momentum. Hope you enjoy this and all the many other topics this newsletter is bringing you. The APP keeps here, serving the power industry in Africa.
Jorge Lascas Founder & Managing Director | |||||||||
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FROM THE PRESS | |||||||||
AFRICA: Renewables for C&I Solutions Give Hope for Africa’s Energy Transition. Read the article >> Corporate PPA-based renewable energy solutions could play an important role in markets that build up new capacity. | |||||||||
TOGO: EDF and BBOXX sign Togo solar off-grid pact. Read the article >> The deal was signed in the Togo capital Lomé in the presence of the President of the Togolese Republic, Faure Gnassignabé, and will form part of a government initiative to supply over 500,000 households with solar home systems by 2030. | |||||||||
MALAWI: 600 farmers get a solar-powered irrigation system. Read the article >> Japan's Sharp has recently provided an irrigation system to 600 farmers in Malawi. Equipped with a solar pump, the device is installed on the Shire River in the south of the country. | |||||||||
SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas to build 2 wind farms for Enel in Western Cape. Read the article >> The Danish company, Vestas Wind Systems, recently won the contract to supply wind turbines for two projects in South Africa. With a total capacity of 294 MW, they are owned by Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of Enel, an Italian company that also produces electricity privately in the rainbow nation. | |||||||||
EASTERN AFRICA: GRMF finance 7 geothermal projects with a total of $28 million. Read the article >> Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) is providing $28 million in funding to seven geothermal projects in East Africa. Located in three different countries, these projects were selected from among the nine still in the running in the fifth round of the review of GRMF grant applications. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Risk of a ‘bridge to nowhere’ effect in Africa’s electrification. Read the article >> A report from the United States’ Rocky Mountain Institute finds more work is needed on the demand side for microgrids and other rural electrification projects in Africa. Such projects, says the report, often focus on building generation capacity, with little consideration for the ability of end users to make good use of energy. | |||||||||
NIGER: Gourou Banda solar park project in Niamey will be financed by AFD. Read the article >> Marcel Escure, the French Ambassador to Niger, recently announced that AFD would finance the construction of the Gourou Banda solar power plant. Located in the city of Niamey, it will be able to supply 20 MW to the national grid. | |||||||||
AFRICA: African Development Bank urges power sector to capitalize on women’s capabilities. Read the article >> The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), in partnership with the French Development Agency, Association of Power Utilities of Africa and African Network of Centers of Excellence (ANCEE) organized a three-day seminar on “Promoting Gender Equality in the African Power Sector” at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan. | |||||||||
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FROM THE MEMBERS | |||||||||
A This Newsletter is sent to all the contacts that AT Ihas in the energy sector, and more particularly to those that are involved in renewable energy. The main objective is to give an update on the implementation of the Regional Liquidity Support Facility (RLSF), which started in 2017. | |||||||||
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TENDERS | |||||||||
C Publication date: 17th October 2018 | Submission date: 16th November 2018 Category: Consultancy | Region: Eastern and Southern Africa Entity: AFRICAN UNION | |||||||||
Publication date: 15th October 2018 | Submission date: 14th December 2018 Category: Financing | Region: Africa | Entity: USAID/Power Africa | |||||||||
Publication date: 24th October 2018 | Submission date: 27th November 2018 Category: Supply | Region: Ghana | Entity: Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Ghana | |||||||||
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INVESTMENT | |||||||||
Enerwhere, a proud African Power Platform member, is excited to announce that it is about to undertake a fundraising round to fuel the growth plans. | |||||||||
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GRANTS | |||||||||
DEG co-finances feasibility studies of German and other European companies, aimed at laying the ground for developmentally sound investments. | |||||||||
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FINANCING | |||||||||
We seek companies with technology or solutions that place them on the energy-access value-chain. This includes, but is by no means limited to, companies involved in solar home systems, mini-grids – both off-grid and grid-extensions – distribution of electricity access products, data management and novel financing techniques. | |||||||||
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) provides long-term debt on commercial terms to private sector companies building or expanding infrastructure in Africa. | |||||||||
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FEATURED MEMBERS | |||||||||
Activity: EPC Contractor, Utility | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar PV, Diesel
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Activity: IPP | Regions: Eastern Africa | Technologies: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biomass, Waste to Energy
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Activity: Technical Advisor | Regions: Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa | Technologies: Solar. Hydro and Gas
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Activity: Equity Fund, EPC Contractor | Regions: Eastern Africa, Southern Africa | Technologies: Solar, Wind, Diesel
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Activity: nsurer | Regions: All Africa | Technologies: Solar, Wind, Hydro, Biomass, Hybrid
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UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 21 – 22 November 2018 | Location: Accra, Ghana
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Date: 26 – 27 November 2018 | Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Date: 6 – 7 December 2018 | Location: Bissau - Guinea Bissau
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Date: 6 – 8 December 2018 | Location: Kigali, Rwanda
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: Tuesday 27th November 2018 | 17h00 UAE Time (2pm Central Europe / 9am US EST) | Organizer: African Power Platform
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FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2018 | Author: REEP The Renewable Energy Performance Platform was set up in 2015 to stimulate the growth of the smallscale and distributed renewable energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa by helping developers overcome barriers to finance. Know more >>
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