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UAE-Egypt firm Infinity Power strikes Africa's 'biggest renewable energy deal'

Infinity Power says it plans to install and operate 2 gigawatts (GW) of greenfield projects by 2025 with this deal, powering projects in South Africa, Egypt and Senegal. 
An undated image of an Infinity Power COP27 solar plant.

DUBAI — Infinity Power, a joint venture between Egypt’s Infinity and the United Arab Emirates' renewable energy company Masdar, said on Monday it has completed a full acquisition of African wind power platform Lekela Power, in what it’s calling Africa’s biggest renewable energy deal. 

The value of the deal was not disclosed, but Infinity Power said in a press release that the transaction was funded through equity investment from shareholders and debt from Absa Corporate and Investment Banking (Absa CIP) and Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB). 

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