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SA’s wind energy sector welcomes greenlight for 100MW self-generation
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Power systems up to 100MW now exempt from licensing in South Africa
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2020 renewables growth rate fastest in two decades, IEA
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East Africa
Solar & wind power could break the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam deadlock
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Gold Fields building SA’s largest solar plant for a mining operation
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LONGi Solar partners with South African solar PV panel maker ARTsolar
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Tesla to set up electric vehicle manufacturing plant in India
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Mauritius: Beachcomber Resorts installs solar systems on four hotels
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French oil giant Total betting on renewable energy
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Bill Gates says climate change could be more destructive than COVID-19
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Battery pack prices drop below US$100/kWh for the first time
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Disruption
Ghana switches on first floating solar-hydro hybrid power system
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CrossBoundary’s Energy Fund gets $40M & delivers 15% IRR to investors
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Tesla & Neoen partner to build Australia’s largest battery
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