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TEPCO restarted Reactor No. 6 today at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest by installed capacity (8.2 GW when fully operational with its seven units).

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd has opened applications for the role of Group Executive: Eskom Distribution, one of the most strategically significant leadership positions in South Africa’s electricity sector

SolarAfrica, an independent power producer, has secured R1.5 billion in funding to advance SunCentral 2, the second 114MW phase of its utility-scale solar photovoltaic project in the Northern Cape.

South African fintech startup WattWallet has launched a platform designed to help prepaid electricity users manage short-term power shortages.

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Wealth-tech startup AssetPlus has secured Rs 175 crore (approximately $19.3 million) in a funding round led by Nexus Venture Partners

Logistics and last-mile delivery firm Shadowfax Technologies has raised around Rs 850 crore ($95 million) from anchor investors

Social networking platform Culture has raised Rs 2 crore in a seed funding round led by Acuvest Infra.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made this announcement last week, highlighting the initiative’s intent to mitigate the risks associated with the external printing of the country’s legal tenders.

Russia has strengthened its diplomatic footprint in Niger after Ambassador Viktor Voropayev formally presented his credentials to General Abdourahamane Tiani