Baker McKenzie
Africa
Now available: Open source solar contracts to simplify transacting
Despite the fall in the cost of PV technology, transaction costs remain high but open source solar contracts are set to make contracting cost-efficient.
Business and markets
Industrialisation strategy lacks clarity for the SADC region
The status of implementation of the SADC Industrialisation Strategy and Roadmap, as well as the current political situation and its effect on investment, is...
Africa
Chinese financing casts long shadow over Africa
The value of loans from Chinese financing of energy and infrastructure projects in Africa almost trebled between 2016 and 2017, from $3 billion to...
Africa
Africa could revolutionise the energy sector through smart power innovation
Within developing economies, including Africa, there are growing opportunities to implement new technologies and localised energy generation systems, that could lead to innovation that...
Finance and Policy
S.Africa: 25MW biomass power project achieves financial close
South Africa’s first biomass project under the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) has reached financial close.
The 25MW Ngodwana Energy Biomass Project,...
