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Here is a brief overview of the weeks new on africanreview.com from 20 - 27 March 2017
African Review weekly digest - 27th - 31st March
Energy
USTDA issues US$860,000 for solar project in Ghana
USTDA deliver US$860,000 for mega solar project in Ghana. (Image souce: USA Bureau of Land Management/Commons)
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has authorised a grant for over US$860,000 to Buipe Solar to support a viability study for a 20MW PV solar project in Ghana
European governments to help Kenya's households to connect to power grid
Road side impressions from Kenya. (Image source: Hansueli Krapf/Commons)
A new agreement, signed by various governments and governmental organisations, will enable Kenya Power to connect more ordinary households in 32 counties in Kenya to the national electricity network
NNPC to invest US$15bn into 4000MW gas power plants
An example of a gas pipeline, constructed by Bilfinger in USA. (Image source: Bilfinger SE/Flickr)
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced on 20 March that it would invest around US$15bn to build gas-based power plants in the West African country, contributing 4,000MW over the next decade
Eskom connect 35,000 homes in Eastern Cape
Hankey, Eastern Cape, South Africa. (Image source: Google Earth/Commons)
Eskom’s quest to achieve universal access by 2020 has seen 35,000 new households being connected to the electricity grid across the Eastern Cape for the 11 months ending in February 2017
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COP29 concluded with the Baku Finance Goal agreement. (Image source: UNFCCC)
