{"id":9941,"date":"2017-07-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?guid=283e8c1499deebcae63a61a48fb5fe9a"},"modified":"2017-07-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T00:00:00","slug":"japan-to-support-energy-infrastructure-projects-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/japan-to-support-energy-infrastructure-projects-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN TO SUPPORT ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN AFRICA"},"content":{"rendered":"
TOKYO, Japan -The Japanese government said that it has agreed with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch an initiative to financially support power plant construction and other energy-related infrastructure projects in Africa, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. <\/P>
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Partly using existing frameworks, Japan will provide aid worth up to US$6 billion. Japan and the AfDB will tackle the issue of electricity shortage in Africa, taking advantage of Japan’s sophisticated technology. <\/P>
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Specifically, the AfDB will select projects eligible for aid under the initiative, in cooperation with African countries, according to Japan’s Ministry of Finance. <\/P>
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Japan will offer financial assistance for the construction of high-efficiency coal-fired power plants utilising clean coal technology that helps curb carbon dioxide emissions and for the operations of the plants. Many countries in Africa produce coal. <\/P>
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Japan is also considering supporting geothermal power plant construction projects.<\/P>
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Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK<\/P>
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TOKYO, Japan -The Japanese government said that it has agreed with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch an initiative to financially support power plant construction and other energy-related infrastructure projects in Africa, Japan’s Jiji Pres…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n