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Battery storage can balance the grid and store excess energy
Battery storage could enable a greater feed-in of renewables into the grid by storing excess generation and by firming renewable energy output.
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S.Africa: Power generation system will meet low lockdown demand
Eskom does not expect to implement loadshedding for the duration of the COVID-19 national lockdown as demand for power generation has dropped.
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COVID-19 crisis highlights the need for energy security, says IEA
The energy sector is uniquely affected by COVID-19 and this emphasises the need to bolster energy security, says the IEA's Executive Director.
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Global nuclear energy operations responding to COVID-19
Building on an already strong safety culture, nuclear energy operations worldwide have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for social distancing.
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Component makers face long haul recovery from COVID-19
COVID-19 is expected to put incredible strain on the world’s economy, which will be effectively halted for three months or more.
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Coal power generation is booming in China and Japan
Japan and China are becoming the drivers of new coal-fired capacity worldwide, according to a new report by various environmental advocacy groups.
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Eskom offers its Academy of Learning centre as quarantine site
Eskom has handed its Academy of Learning centre in Johannesburg over to the government to be used as a quarantine site to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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AfDB launches record breaking $3bn ‘Fight COVID-19’ Social Bond
The AfDB has raised an exceptional $3bn in a three-year bond to help alleviate the impact that Covid-19 pandemic will have on Africa’s economies and society,
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West Africa: World Bank to fund strenghtening of data and statistics
The World Bank has allocated $379 million in International Development Association credits and grants to help strengthen statistical systems in West Africa.
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China develops green finance for the agriculture sector
The World Bank Directors have approved a loan of $300 million to support China in developing green finance for the agriculture sector.
