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Sweden is providing a grant to conduct analytical studies for the development of floating solar power in Uganda. These plants will be built in the reservoirs of several dams. This project is already subject to a call for tenders. Thank you for reading!

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the American industrial group Caterpillar and the concessionaire Tractafric Equipment are completing the commissioning of a battery electricity storage system at Kibali. This gold mine is operated by the Canadian company Barrick Gold Corporation. Thank you for reading!

Trina Solar has published a white paper on inverter matching for solar PV modules. This is the first intelligent inverters matching database in the global photovoltaic industry. Thank you for reading!

Fossil-fuel-based sources have long dominated the energy sector, including in Africa where air pollution is worsened by the burning of bushes for firewood and so on.   Thank you for reading!

A new investment vehicle by InfraCo Africa and Helios Investment Partners is targeting pan-African investments into Climate, Energy Access and Resilience (CLEAR). Thank you for reading!

President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will, from 24 to 25 November 2021, host and officiate a multi-stakeholder Business Forum to foster the development of a robust battery, electric vehicle (BEV) and renewable energy value chain and market in Africa. Thank you for reading!

Speaking at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Angolan President, H.E. João Lourenço, pledged to increase Angola’s renewable energy capacity to 70% of the country’s energy matrix by 2025. Thank you for reading!

Developing nations have long said they need aid from wealthy countries to shift to renewable energy. South Africa may show how that would work in practice. Thank you for reading!

Africa’s largest power utility, Eskom, has been approved for a $57.67-million loan from the African Development Bank to boost electricity generation from renewable energy. Thank you for reading!