Bloomberg Record low Indian solar tariffs tendered at a groundbreaking auction may catalyze green investments and help tip the balance of new power to renewables and away from fossil fuels. Solar power in India fell to a record 3.30 rupees (5 US cents) a kilowatt-hour on February 10 after a World Bank-backed auction helped the central Madhya Pradesh state ...

  Bloomberg Crude is greasing the wheels of one of the world’s best-performing exotic currencies. Kazakhstan’s tenge, which has racked up the biggest advance among its thinly-traded counterparts the past six months, is poised for more gains as demand increases following the rally in the price of oil, the former Soviet republic’s No. 1 export, according to BMI Research. Bank ...

  Bloomberg For investors considering financing Tanzania’s proposed 27.6 trillion-shilling ($12.3 billion) borrowing program, the government’s handling of its power utility’s debt problems may give pause for thought. Last month, President John Magufuli fired the Tanzania Electric Supply Co.’s chief executive officer and vetoed its decision to raise electricity prices, ignoring International Monetary Fund advice that higher tariffs may help ...