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COP24: UK government announces £100m African renewable energy funding push

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11 December 2018 •

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Renewable Energy Performance Platform to support up to 40 new renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa

The UK government will today announce a significant increase in funding to support renewable energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa, as diplomats at the Katowice Summit in Poland attempt to break the latest...

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