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Zambia’s state-owned utility firm, Zesco, has signed a $300 million deal with Anzana Electric Group to connect 2 million residents to the country’s national grid for the first time.
Mozambique prepares to launch electricity exports to Malawi in November, generating an estimated $5 million per month from supplying 50 megawatts (MW) of power from its Tete province.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) plans to invest $1.5 billion to support Africa’s Mission 300 programme aimed at connecting millions of people to electricity by 2030.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed $40 million in blended capital to the Alliance for Green Infrastructure in Africa Project Development Fund (AGIA-PD), securing the fund’s initial close at $118 million.
The government of Libya has set up a special committee to review all oil, gas, and electricity contracts signed over the past five years to ensure they are aligned with national interests.
South Africa’s state owned power company, Eskom, has invited private businesses to buy renewable electricity directly from its energy subsidiary.
Mozambique’s sovereign wealth fund (FSM) received $45.24 million in the first half of 2025 from natural gas exploitation, bringing total deposits to $210 million by June.
Nigeria has taken a giant step to expand its presence in the global clean energy value chain with the commissioning of a 40,000 cubic meters (m³) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel in Ulsan, South Korea.
Oil major Shell Plc is taking a cautious approach towards fresh oil exploration plans and investment in South African nation, Namibia.
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has revealed that it invested a loan facility of $300 million as part of the construction of Dangote Refinery.
Morocco’s energy ministry is intensifying efforts to attract U.S. investors for its $25 billion gas pipeline project with Nigeria, a landmark initiative aimed at connecting West Africa’s vast gas resources to Morocco and European markets.
Nigeria has approved $2.61 billion (N4 trillion) to offset electricity sector debt and bring stability to the country’s power generation industry.
A South African court has cancelled an environmental approval granted to TotalEnergies and its joint venture partners to explore for oil off the Cape coast.
French oil major TotalEnergies is preparing to drill exploration probes near its flagship Akpo deepwater field in Nigeria as it finalizes plans to sanction the nearby Preowei prospect, which is believed to hold up to 150 million barrels of oil reserves.
East African nation, Uganda and Tanzania, have now selected with a consultant to undertake a feasibility study for their joint cross-border gas pipeline.
French oil major, TotalEnergies, has disclosed plans to begin oil exploration drills in the Orange Basin off the coast of South Africa.
Egypt has successfully integrated 2,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy, including solar and wind power, into its national grid to boost its electricity supply.
The Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has officially launched an international tender for the construction of a $6.18 million hybrid solar-diesel power plant with battery storage in El Guerguarat.
Following the withdrawal of oil majors, including Shell and Chevron, the Egyptian government is now offering the Red Sea gas field for concessions to other foreign investors.
The first phase of the 60,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Cabinda refinery in Angola will be commissioned in September 2025, as the government moves quickly to bridge its significant refining gap and reduce reliance on fuel imports.