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| African Power Platform - Newsletter #16 | ||||||||
Week 52, 2019 | |||||||||
EDITORIAL | |||||||||
Dear reader, Welcome to the sixteenth African Power Platform (APP) newsletter. This is the last newsletter of 2019, some of you will only read it already in 2020. Every year a lot happens in the power sector in Africa, but unfortunately a lot less than the continent's people need. There is no miracle available to fix the issue. We are left with the combined daily effort of all the parties that took this challenge in their hands. The APP is part of that crowd, actively fighting for lighting up Africa, despite all the issues and setbacks. For 2020 we renew our commitment for continued support to the cause. 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 | |||||||||
MALI: Scatec Solar and EDM conclude PPA for Ségou power plant (33 MWp). Read the article >> The power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Ségou solar project has just been signed by the Norwegian independent power producer Scatec Solar and Energie du Mali (EDM), the public company in charge of electricity production, transmission and distribution. | |||||||||
ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe is endowed with abundant renewable energy resources largely untapped. Read the article >> Zimbabwe is endowed with abundant renewable energy resources such as solar and hydropower near natural landmarks such as Victoria Falls—not to mention biomass, geothermal, and wind energy—that present a major opportunity for investment. But these resources have remained largely untapped. | |||||||||
AFRICA: US$20m raise for solar power projects in Africa by Rensource Energy. Read the article >> Rensource Energy, the Nigerian startup has raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by CRE Venture Capital and the Omidyar Network for solar power projects in Africa. The company that deals with renewable energy manufacture and operates solar-powered micro-utilities that provide electricity to commercial community structures, such as open-air trading bazaars. | |||||||||
ETHIOPIA: ACWA Power progresses Ethiopia solar bid with ‘first of a kind’ 250MW solar PPA. Read the article >> ACWA Power has penned two long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Ethiopia’s state-owned Ethiopian Electric Power for 250MWac of solar in the nation. | |||||||||
ZAMBIA: Zambian government lauds Huawei for promoting access to electricity. Read the article >> The Zambian government has said the tech giant Huawei’s to construct a solar mini-grid power station in Mwinilunga District in the North-western Province of Zambia will help improve lives and bring about more economic activities in the recipient community and beyond. | |||||||||
MALAWI: Phanes Group finances $67M for the Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant. Read the article >> The Nkhotakota Solar Power Plant, one of the first solar projects in Malawi, has completed its financing round after raising $67 million. The first works have started at Nkhotakota, and construction of the first phase is expected to be completed by March 2020. Once completed, the project will add 46 MW of clean energy to the local power supply. | |||||||||
MADAGASCAR: Sahofika hydro-power project, Madagascar receives US$100M. Read the article >> The Sahofika hydro-power project in Madagascar has received funding from the African Development Bank which recently gave the green light to a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) of US$100 million to support , which will provide an additional 205MW of renewable energy generation capacity to the national grid, benefitting over 2 million people. | |||||||||
AFRICA: African experts says access to clean energy key to boosting food security. Read the article >> The experts from Malabo Montpellier Panel in their report titled "In Energized: Policy innovation to power the transformation of Africa's agriculture and food system," said that access to clean energy will improve productivity at smallholder level to alleviate poverty, hunger and malnutrition. | |||||||||
TOGO: BOAD finances Blitta’s solar power plant with €10.7 million. Read the article >> The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has decided to release a 10.7 million euro envelope to support the development of a solar power plant in Togo. This park, with a capacity of 50 MW, will provide electricity to about 30,000 households. | |||||||||
AFRICA: Off-Grid, Mini-Grid Technologies Critical For Africa, Report Says. Read the article >> Expanding energy access across Africa with off-grid and mini-grid technologies offers $120 billion a year opportunity to power rural transformation, says a new report. | |||||||||
NIGERIA: REA Signs Agreement with PowerGen Renewable Energy Nigeria Limited for Mini Grid Performance Based Grant (PBG) Read the article >> PowerGen having successfully implemented the transformative project in Rokota community, Edati LGA, Niger State. The first project to be Commissioned for the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), under the Performance-Based Grant delivered a solar hybrid mini grid power plant within 2 months, a record time. | |||||||||
PRESS RELEASES | |||||||||
On track to deliver clean electricity through Kathu and Ilanga-1. Read the article >> When it comes to Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), SENER prides itself as a world leader in innovative and sustainable solutions for clean energy. This year has seen us achieve some of our most outstanding milestones since the start of operations in South Africa’s Northern Cape Province. | |||||||||
Wärtsilä Modular Block solution to modernise power generation in a Malian gold mine. Read the article >> The technology group Wärtsilä announces the first order of its innovative new Wärtsilä Modular Block solution for power generation to Aggreko, a global provider of mobile, modular power, temperature control and energy services. Four Wärtsilä Modular Block enclosures with one medium-speed Wärtsilä 32 engine in each, will provide 40 MW of energy to Resolute Mining’s Syama off-grid gold mine in Mali, Africa. The Modular Block order was placed by Aggreko in November 2019. This contract is the first one signed under the cooperation agreement between Wärtsilä and Aggreko, that was announced in June this year. | |||||||||
African Development Bank approves $21.783 million grant for roll out of solar-powered irrigation in Sudan. Read the article >> The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. | |||||||||
EDP invests 3 million in Rensource for promoting company's expansion in Nigeria Read the article >> The investment secures a share in Rensource, a company which develops decentralized solar energy systems for small businesses and micro-companies. The plan reinforces the strategy to widen access to sustainable energy in the african continent. | |||||||||
FROM THE MEMBERS | |||||||||
Investment will lead to a significant reduction in CO2 emissions, while providing more reliable and affordable power and creating local jobs and opportunities
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The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9-MW solar-hydro hybrid project in Burundi.
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Chubb is the first global property and casualty insurer to invest in Africa’s leading multilateral political risk and credit insurance agency.
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TENDERS | |||||||||
Submission deadline: 31 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Region: Namibia | Entity: Nampower
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Submission deadline: 15 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Region: Mozambique | Entity: Electricity of Mozambique
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Submission deadline: 31 January 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Uganda | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 4 February 2020 | Category: Construction Countries: Uganda | Entity: Rural Electrification Agency
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Submission deadline: 20 January 2020 | Category: Supply Country: Rwanda | Entity: EDCL - Energy Development Corporation Limited
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Submission deadline: 17 Jauary 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: Benin | Entity: Republic of Benin
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Submission deadline: 16 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: No Countries Assigned | Entity: International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 16 January 2020 | Category: Consultancy Country: No Countries Assigned | Entity: International Finance Corporation
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Submission deadline: 11 February 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Harare, Zimbabwe | Entity: Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company
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Submission deadline: 24 February 2020 | Category: Construction Country: Sierra Leone | Entity: Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority
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UPCOMING WEBINARS | |||||||||
Date & Time: Tuesday, 7 January 2020 at 9:00 AM - 9:35 AM GMT | Organizer: IRENA Insights
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Date & Time: Tuesday, 21st January 2020 at 11:00 CET | Organizer: ata insights
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UPCOMING EVENTS | |||||||||
Date: 30 - 31 January 2020 | Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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Date: 6 - 7 February 2020 | Location: Amsterdam
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Date: 3 - 4 March 2020 | Location: Cape Town - South Africa
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FEATURED REPORT | |||||||||
Publication date: 2019, October | Author: Sustainable Energy for All Taking the Pulse 2019 details the energy access financing challenge faced in three countries: Madagascar, the Philippines and Uganda. The report provides crucial insights into how national contexts shape finance flows for electricity and clean cooking access. Each of these countries has its own unique set of energy needs, existing infrastructure, policies and regulations.
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JOBS | |||||||||
Published: 2 December 2019 | Location: Goma, DRCa Description: BBOXX RDC has a unique vision to transform households and businesses across DRC with next generation energy solutions, appliances and utility services. We have a product range that can electrify entire cities: from small households to large businesses; and we are on a mission to scale it across the country. We are looking for truly exceptional, resilient individuals to join us on our quest and ambition to create the largest utility in Congo (500K+ connections) and to make the DRC the first country in the world where the virtual distributed clean solar grid leapfrogs the physical grid.
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Published: 30 November 2019 | Location: Nairobi Description: The Aftersales Director will be responsible for driving growth and providing focused leadership into establishing efficiencies and automation across all areas of Aftersales service provision, ensuring our customers are at the front on all decision making and receive exceptional levels of service, whilst maintaining growth margins. The job holder will possess strong Customer focus to provide excellent customer service but also be commercially minded and comfortable in a target driven environment.
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Published: 25 November 2019 | Location: Goma, DRCa Description: CLASP seeks a Chief Officer / Senior Director to lead its Market Development programs for appliances, in on-, off-, and weak-grid contexts. The principle area of focus will be CLASP’s clean energy access portfolio, which aims to accelerate the deployment of high quality, energy-efficient products in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and beyond. CLASP’s energy access portfolio includes the Efficiency for Access Coalition, the Low Energy Inclusive Appliances Program, the Global LEAP Awards, and Lighting Global Quality Assurance, among other initiatives. A secondary focus will be expanding CLASP’s market development work to on- and weak-grid contexts.
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