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[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

#Gulf football regulators were among many who criticised a plan to sell the commercial rights to future World Cups and other major tournaments, welcoming the swift demise of a hugely controversial idea driven by head of #Fifa , Gianni Infantino. https://t.co/nswFkkrxA5

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

#SouthAfrica, which has lost a huge amount of #refining capacity this decade, is looking to bolster its #energysecurity by raising its strategic refined oil product reserves.

But questions have been raised at the burden placed upon the #privatesector.
https://t.co/ckiKthmxY6

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

#UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) returned to Europe in late July, calling in to the Slovak Republic and Serbia. https://t.co/9v98QZMNtL

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

Two major lenders have approved debt #finance for large #windpower #IPPs, as #Egypt advances towards its goal of adding 20GW of new #renewableenergy capacity by 2030.
https://t.co/1CINloOoKx
#NorthAfrica #energytransition #renewables #electricity

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

The Saudi economy contracted by 4.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year, according to GDP estimates issued by the General Authority for Statistics in late July – underlining the economic damage being done by the Iran war on the region. https://t.co/zfLqsKssuG

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

#Tanzania Electricity Supply Company (Tanesco) has awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (#EPC) contract for the second phase of a #utilityscale #solar PV plant.

Tanesco has also commissioned a #powertransmission line.
#Africa #energy
https://t.co/uqANuCacOH

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

A number of officials have been appointed to senior positions at the #UAE International Investment Council (UAEIIC), the recently revamped organisation which supports overseas investments by the public and private sectors. https://t.co/m4LdNtTH0b

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

A large #gassupply deal has been signed between two Nigerian state-owned firms to revive a major steelworks that would, in turn, supply piping for mid- and #downstream developments including the Africa-Atlantic Gas #Pipeline.
https://t.co/OGIm9pa4KD
#Nigeria #gas #Africa #power

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

Two Bahraini dissidents in the UK, Saeed Shehabi and Moosa Abd-Ali Mohammed are able to proceed with claims for damages against the Bahrain government after the Supreme Court in London ruled Manama couldn't claim immunity for allegedly hacking their phones https://t.co/fr9tCI08qt

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

Umeme is on the cusp of winning a concession in #SierraLeone.

As the private operator of #Uganda’s #powerdistribution network, Umeme boosted revenues over 14 times and added nearly 2m connections during its two-decade concession.
https://t.co/3vZZxcUmhY
#Africa #infrastructure

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

Ecowas leaders have concluded an agreement for the 6,900km Africa-Atlantic #Gas #Pipeline.

African Energy analyses the #megaproject, which would take Nigerian gas along #Africa’s Atlantic coast to #Morocco and beyond.
#gasmarkets #energysecurity #energy
https://t.co/GEIwSGrKar

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

A court case involving Kuwaiti defence minister Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, the UK branch of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) and alleged unpaid debts of several million dollars is set to be relitigated. https://t.co/Twc7vlyvyE

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

Works on four high voltage #powertransmission lines in #Kenya with an aggregate length of over 350km have been proposed by a consortium of three developers under public/private-partnership (#PPP) structures.
#Africa #investment #electricity #infrastructure
https://t.co/u1kNqneRCE

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

A TotalEnergies-led consortium has commissioned a #solar PV-battery #energystorage system #IPP in #SouthAfrica that will provide dispatchable #renewableenergy to the #grid, one of the first such plants to be commissioned in sub-Saharan Africa.

https://t.co/j6gVc1vj07

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Qatar’s ‘father emir’, died on 12 July, aged 74. Read GSN's full piece on the life of Sheikh Hamad for free here: https://t.co/3hLnBlRqYo

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

New grid balancing responsibilities will apply to participants in the #Sawem and are already changing commercial realities for some #IPPs operating via the Southern African Power Pool.

African Energy examines how business models are adapting in response.
https://t.co/jANYJCGzqd

[Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) @GulfStatesNews]

The Private Department of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalid Al-Nahyan pledged to invest $1.13bn in MidOcean Energy joining #SaudiAramco as a shareholder in the US company as it adds to the burgeoning trend for Gulf investors to buy into international gas ventures https://t.co/imIZmv8ap0

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

a #lithium #mine in Hwange. The project includes the construction of a 4km, 88kV #powertransmission line and a new substation.
https://t.co/7vwr3gG0LX
#Zimbabwe #Africa #transitionminerals

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

#Africa's grid-connected #solar #powergeneration capacity additions in 2026 have already surpassed each previous year since 2010.

Falling costs and recent solar and battery #energystorage deals show solar has hit a new high.
👉 Take a closer look:
https://t.co/qbP451EVgJ

[African Energy @AfricanEnergy]

Groupe Filatex and Release by Scatec have signed a MoU to develop utility-scale #solar and battery #energystorage systems (Bess) across three cities in #Madagascar.

It is the latest #renewableenergy #investment for Malagasy conglomerate Filatex.
#Africa
https://t.co/NTv0LothT4