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Egypt’s 1GW Solar Race: How Africa’s Largest Renewable Projects Are Being Financed

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Egypt is racing to 1GW of new solar capacity. BETAR examines how the continent’s largest renewable energy projects are being structured — DFIs, blended finance, and the commercial banks entering the mix.

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Powering Africa Summit 2026 US energy geopolitics EXIM Bank

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Powering Africa Summit 2026: America Is Still Coming to Power Africa — Just on Different Terms

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

The 11th Powering Africa Summit in Washington D.C. marked a pivot: USAID Power Africa is out, EXIM Bank export credit is in. America is still backing Africa’s energy transition — just through commercial infrastructure, not aid.

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