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            <description><![CDATA[The University of Cape Town (UCT) has signed a power purchase agreement with Discovery Green for wheeled renewable electricity that will account for up to 90% of the electricity consumed across the institution’s main and health sciences campus from the third quarter of 2027 onwards. The near-ten-year PPA is described as the first of its kind concluded in South Africa between an electricity trader and a public institution of higher education.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Eskom has started construction of a 75 MW solar PV project alongside its Lethabo coal-fired power station in the Free State, which is expected to generate some 147 GWh yearly once at full production. The State-owned company said in a statement that the R1.2-billion project formed part of a “construction‑ready pipeline” of at least 2 GW of renewable energy and pumped storage projects to be progressed during 2026.]]></description>
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            <title>Sanlam Alternative Investments takes 10% stake in Africa GreenCo for $10m</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sanlam Alternative Investments, the alternative investments business within Sanlam, has become the first private institutional shareholder in renewable energy trader and buyer Africa GreenCo (GreenCo) through the investment of $10-million for a 10% shareholding. GreenCo states that, with more than 2 TWh of electricity traded to date, it holds the highest purchase-side market share across the Southern African Power Pool’s competitive markets. It adds that the investment by Sanlam Alternative Investments will help GreenCo further scale its trading operations.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <title>Opinion: Africa’s energy transition is a growth story, but only if we act together</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In this article, Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub questions why, despite enormous renewable potential, progress in Africa's energy transition remains slow, as well as what is needed to change this trajectory.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dubai-based renewable-energy company AMEA Power has successfully commissioned its 120 MW Doornhoek solar PV plant in South Africa – the first project under Bid Window 6 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme to reach commercial operation. The $120-million Doornhoek project, near Klerksdorp, in the North West province, will generate about 325 GWh/y of clean electricity, which will offset more than 330 000 t/y of CO₂ emissions.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[In South Africa, plans for strengthening the country's electricity transmission grid and further increasing renewable energy generating capacity are not yet in alignment, JUWI Renewable Energy deputy head of project development South Africa Beth O'Connor points out. She was addressing a session at the Enlit Africa 2026 Conference, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, on Thursday. (JUWI is a utility-scale provider in the renewables energy sector, undertaking project development, engineering and construction, and operations and maintenance, for projects with a capacity of 30 MW and upwards.) She noted that the variability of renewable energy had impacts on the grid. Currently, the country's grid was constrained in the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape, Free State and North West provinces, and partly constrained in Limpopo. These provinces included most of the country's renewable-energy potential. ]]></description>
            <author>Rebecca Campbell</author>
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            <title>SolarAfrica acquires solar project from Nordic green energy supplier</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar energy company SolarAfrica has entered into an agreement to acquire the Nyakallo solar project, in Limpopo, South Africa, from green energy developer Norsk Renewables. With financial close anticipated within the next 12 months, the project is expected to begin evacuating power by the second half of 2028, offering commercial and industrial businesses earlier access to new renewable capacity at scale.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <title>Sungrow powers up Zambia’s largest single solar PV project</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese solar and storage solutions manufacturer Sungrow has reported that Zambia’s largest single solar PV project, the 136 MW Itimpi Phase II plant in Kitwe, came online on April 30. Owned and operated by Zambia-based power infrastructure solutions provider Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC), the landmark facility is powered end-to-end by Sungrow’s SG350HX-20 string inverter and EMU200A energy management unit, delivered together with the project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <title>Hillside marks 30 years amid push for long-term power solution</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Diversified miner South32’s Hillside Aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, could continue operating for another 20 to 30 years if a competitive long-term electricity agreement is secured with State-owned power utility Eskom. This was stated by South32 executives at a gala event to celebrate the smelter's 30 years in operation.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar company GoSolr has been awarded top prizes for the effectiveness of its brand from UK organisation the Design Business Association (DBA). The company won the gold and overall Grand Prix prizes at the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards 2026 for its brand launch project, in South Africa, in November 2022.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The clear and accelerating pivot from solar-only to hybrid energy solutions across sub-Saharan Africa is owed to cost-effective battery energy storage systems (BESS) making hybrid solutions financially viable, notes commercial energy company RenEnergy.  As diesel prices soar, grids falter under increased strain and electricity tariffs escalate, the solution for much of the commercial and industrial sectors in sub-Saharan Africa is a shift to hybrid systems. ]]></description>
            <author>Keabetswe Shilakwe</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sungrow Southern Africa is the regional office of Sungrow Power Supply, supporting the delivery of advanced solar and energy storage solutions across the Southern African market.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar and wind energy paired with battery storage are reliable and deliver cost-effective, round-the-clock electricity, says intergovernmental agency the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Additionally, in prime solar and wind regions, hybrid solutions, combined with storage, provide round-the-clock power at lower costs than fossil fuels, IRENA’s '24/7 renewables: The economics of firm solar and wind' report shows.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>SAPVIA urges strategic approach to localisation from solar boom</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[There are gaps in South Africa's ability to effectively localise manufacturing and fully capture the economic benefits of the energy transition that is being driven by rapid solar PV expansion, rising electricity tariffs and private sector investment, says industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA). This rapid growth in demand presents opportunities for local manufacturing of certain components, but local manufacturing participation in the solar value chain remains limited. Most high-value components, such as PV modules, inverters and trackers and lithium-ion batteries, are still imported.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>South Africa film sets ditch diesel in green energy shift</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar panels are replacing diesel generators on some major film sets in South Africa, as streaming giants come under growing pressure to clean up one of the film industry's dirtiest habits - its addiction to diesel generators. Netflix shot the second season of its hit show "One Piece" in Cape Town, its biggest production in Africa to date and the first to be filmed using a solar-powered base camp for off-grid electricity during a shoot.]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <title>Envusa Energy confirms supply of renewable energy to key mines </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Energy trader Envusa Energy last week inaugurated some of the renewable energy projects that make up its flagship 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) Cluster in the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape, with power now being supplied to key mining players in the country. Envusa was established as a joint venture between global miner Anglo American and French group subsidiary EDF power solutions in 2022, to develop a large-scale renewable energy ecosystem with the capacity of between 3 GW and 5 GW of renewable energy by 2030.]]></description>
            <author>Tasneem Bulbulia</author>
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            <title>CrossBoundary Energy secures $40m from Inspired Evolution to boost renewable energy deployment</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Climate investment firm Inspired Evolution has made a $40-million investment in distributed renewable energy company CrossBoundary Energy to accelerate the deployment of commercial and industrial renewable energy solutions across sub-Saharan Africa. The investment will support the development, construction and expansion of CrossBoundary Energy’s portfolio of renewable energy assets, including solar PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS) and hybrid energy solutions.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <title>Egypt aiming for massive expansion in solar power capacity over next decade</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Egypt was opting big time for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, to both expand and diversify its energy matrix, UK-based data analysis and intelligence company GlobalData has highlighted, in its most recent report, “Egypt Power Market Trends and Analysis by Capacity, Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Regulations, Key Players and Forecast to 2035”. The country was accelerating its deployment of solar PV power, from a total capacity of some 2.9 GW last year to a target of 34.3 GW by 2035. ...]]></description>
            <author>  Reuters</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Independent renewable energy developer Dimsum Energy has entered into a strategic partnership with global renewable energy company Goldwind Africa to develop Energy Fields, a large-scale portfolio of renewable energy projects in the Eastern Cape, targeting more than 2 GW of wind, solar and battery storage capacity. Through this partnership, the parties intend to develop and build utility-scale wind and solar projects in high-resource areas of the Eastern Cape, integrate battery energy storage systems to enhance grid stability and dispachability, support corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) for industrial users and strengthen local supply chains and skills development.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Envusa Energy – a joint venture between diversified miner Anglo American and EDF power solutions – has inaugurated its flagship 520 MW Koruson 2 (K2) cluster of renewable energy projects in the Eastern Cape. Electricity and Energy Minister Kgotsientsho Ramokgopa told attendees at the official inauguration ceremony on April 24 that this reflected government's goal of growing private sector investment in the country.]]></description>
            <author>Creamer Media Reporter  </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African independent power producer Mulilo has successfully reached financial close on the 380 MW Beaufort West solar PV facility, one of South Africa’s largest utility-scale solar PV developments, located near Beaufort West, in the Western Cape. The facility will have an installed capacity of 380 MW, a contracted export capacity of 250 MWac and will connect to the Droërivier main transmission substation, enabling efficient integration into the national grid.]]></description>
            <author>Sabrina Jardim</author>
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            <link>https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/global-energy-demand-up-13-in-2025-electricity-demand-up-by-3-iea-2026-04-20</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Global energy demand growth slowed to 1.3% in 2025, which is slightly below the preceding decade’s average of 1.4% and significantly lower than in 2024, while global electricity demand increased by about 3%, which is more than twice the rate of overall energy demand growth, says international organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA). The main reasons for the slowdown in global energy demand were lower global economic growth, less extreme temperatures in some regions and rapid uptake of more efficient technologies.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Competition Tribunal has approved, without conditions, construction company WBHO Construction's acquisition of all shares of solar project specialist company Zamori. WBHO is part of a broader group active in building and civil engineering projects across South Africa.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s power grid is entering a high-risk phase as the rapid rise of rooftop solar and renewable energy is starting to outpace the system’s original design capacity. The  transition to cleaner energy is no longer just an opportunity but also represents a technical balancing act that could determine grid stability in the years ahead, highlights global energy technology company Schneider Electric Middle East and Africa power and grid segment VP Taru Madangombe.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The adoption of smart grid technologies is crucial for the future of South Africa’s power grid and its efficiency. Intelligence is key and smart grids are an enabler of intelligence, highlights University of Pretoria Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Department head Professor Raj Naidoo. A significant portion of the country’s transmission and distribution losses arise from undetected faults, unmetered consumption, ageing assets operating beyond their design envelope and the absence of real-time situational awareness.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Decentralised microgrids are proving critical to accelerating electrification, easing energy constraints and improving resilience across South Africa, highlights South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) renewable energy manager Dr Karen Surridge. Microgrids are increasingly being positioned as a core component of the solution to the country’s energy access challenges, particularly in remote, underserved and fast-growing areas where conventional infrastructure struggles to keep pace. Surridge stressed that decentralised systems are not only expedient but also a necessary complement to broader electrification efforts.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s electricity reform momentum risks stalling unless transmission infrastructure is urgently expanded, with grid capacity, rather than generation investment, now the primary constraint to unlocking private investments and ensuring energy security, says renewable-energy company Discovery Green executive director and actuarial research head Dan Ginsberg. He argues that, in addition to continued policy reform, the immediate priority should be focused on the physical power grid build-out at scale. South Africa’s energy transition is increasingly shaped by a structural imbalance, with strong private-sector appetite to build generation capacity, but insufficient transmission capacity to connect new projects.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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Time-based dynamics, particularly during winter peaks and evenings, further highlight the need for refined pricing signals</image_title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Industry organisation the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) and Johannesburg utility City Power have held talks to resolve the small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) registration backlog and stabilise Johannesburg’s distributed energy framework. The meeting directly addressed the public outcry regarding the mandatory migration of SSEG users from prepaid to postpaid tariffs.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Wetility's free municipal grid reliability tool points to stark differences</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solar energy company Wetility has released a free-to-use interactive lookup tool that allows anyone to search their municipality and view a detailed electricity outage profile, including average duration, monthly trends and how their area compares with the national average. South African households experienced an average of six to nine grid outages a month in 2025 and more than 91 000 unique outages were recorded during the year, the company says.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY</category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Mulilo says Middlepunt PV plant to supply cheapest REIPPPP-procured electricity</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[South African independent power producer Mulilo reports that its 337 MWdc Middlepunt solar PV plant will deliver electricity at R458/MWh when it enters into commercial operation in the coming 24 months – the cheapest electricity procured to date under South Africa’s public bidding rounds. Located near Welkom in the Free State, Mulilo CEO Jan Fourie reports that the R4.4-billion project is also the first project procured under Bid Window 7 of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme, or REIPPPP, to have advanced to financial close.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
            <category>ELECTRICITY</category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Having successfully hosted a two-day inaugural KZN Energy Indaba tailored to the prospects of Richards Bay and the broader KwaZulu-Natal, Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) and the province’s Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs are positioning the region as a leading energy hub and investment destination. ]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Amid South Africa's evolving energy landscape, generators and standby power solutions remain highly relevant, provided that they are deployed intelligently through proactive fuel and load management, and hybrid solutions, says UK based diesel and hybrid power solutions manufacturer AJ Power business development director Andrew Pigott. While a significant drawback of using generators is the high costs associated with diesel fuel, the key driver for generator use is mitigating downtime rather than avoiding associated costs.]]></description>
            <author>Nadine Ramdass</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has welcomed the decision by State-owned utility Eskom to extend the registration fee waiver for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems until September 30. In a media release, SAPVIA says this extension, alongside the announcement of a new prepaid metering option for residential solar users, marks a significant step toward making energy independence more accessible for all South Africans.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses some of the key themes of this year's South African Investment Conference and what the investment commitments that have been made indicate about the prospects for domestic and foreign direct investment.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Global renewable-energy capacity increased by 15.5%, or 692 GW, year-on-year to 5 149 GW in 2025, intergovernmental organisation the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) has revealed. Its ‘Renewable Capacity Statistics 2026’ report also shows that renewable energy dominated the total capacity expansion in 2025 at an 85.6% share, while non-renewables continued to account for a smaller share of additions.]]></description>
            <author>Lumkile Nkomfe </author>
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            <description><![CDATA[During the South Africa Investment Conference on March 31, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana and Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson spoke about how the government was supporting greater investment by private-sector players in the economy. Godongwana emphasised that a reliance on monopolies in an economy meant that, if there was a problem with a monopoly, the entire sector it served was challenged.]]></description>
            <author>Schalk Burger</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[State-owned power utility Eskom has extended the waiver of the registration fees for small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) systems, such as rooftop solar power installations, for a further six months to end September 2026. All registration and connection fees – up to R10 000 for urban or residential customers and up to R36 000 for rural customers – are waived until September 30, 2026, for Eskom customers' SSEG systems up to 50 kW.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The electricity reforms that are under way respond to the deep economic, energy and climate pressures built up for decades. The transition to a multi-market model is a pathway to energy security, affordability and decarbonisation – and the private sector is already proving it works, writes energy wheeling company Energy Exchange of Southern Africa (EXSA) CEO Wayne Cowie.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[South Africa’s energy transition is on the right track, but structural grid constraints, slow climate finance deployment and the socioeconomic realities of the coal regions threaten to hinder progress, states academic and political analyst Dr Oscar van Heerden. Van Heerden says that growing renewable-energy activity and recent regulatory reforms signal positive momentum; however, the pace and design of the just energy transition (JET) will determine whether it succeeds economically and socially.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Africa has the potential to bypass a century of centralised, carbon-heavy power systems and move straight to a digital, distributed and low-carbon grid, but only if project execution matches project ambition, says global energy technology company Schneider Electric Middle East and Africa Zone president Walid Sheta. He argues that electrification, efficiency and smart grid management form the continent’s fastest route to economic growth and, in elaborating on Africa’s energy transition, he says that demand fundamentals create "an historic opening".]]></description>
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