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The EU aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, which means phasing out almost all fossil fuels and shifting to renewable energy. As a...

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Compensation mechanisms to mitigate the market risk in offshore bidding zones
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Proposal for reviewing the Regulation on trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) : assessment and recommendations
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Africa – the next clean energy powerhouse?

Mar 30, 2016
Energy Law and Policy

Africa CEO Forum asks: Can Africa be the next clean energy powerhouse? 

The conclusion reached by the panellists was that the answer was yes, if the right policies and the requisite political will are in place. As Siyanga Malumo, CEO of the Copperbelt Energy Corporation, said, “The money is there: so we need the policy, the enabling environment, and the right tariff structure.”

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