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West African nation, Ghana, has approved a $3.4 billion renewable energy program to transform the nation’s energy infrastructure, prioritizing public institutions like schools, hospitals, and universities.
South Africa’s Environment Minister, Dion George, has approved for the construction of a new Nuclear Power Station in Western Cape Province.
The East African country of Mozambique imported fuel products worth a total of $199.5 million in the first three months of 2025, about 15% of the total amount spent for the entire year of 2024.
Ethiopia is keeping up with plans to inaugurate the largest hydropower project in Africa, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) even as Egypt continues to oppose the project.
Civil society organisations and coastal communities have launched a formal appeal against the government’s decision allowing Shell to begin drilling activity in the Northern Cape Ultra Deep (NCUD) oil and gas project.
Cameroon has officially launched construction work on a 225 kV high-voltage transmission line which will link the 216 MW Kribi gas-fired power plant to a new 225 kV transformer substation under construction at the Kribi port in Southern Cameroon.
UK oil and gas company, Tullow, has resumed drilling at its flagship field in Ghana with what it described as a “better than expected” result at its new well.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) is aiming to execute over 90% of its contract value through Nigerian companies as part of its commitment to strengthening local content in the country’s oil and gas sector.
Abu Dhabi based AD Ports Group has entered a new deal with Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and Dubai’s TCM Project Management to explore the joint development of Egypt’s crude oil storage infrastructure.
A Federal High Court in Lagos, Nigeria has taken control of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) and KEPCO Energy Resources, two major players in the country’s power sector.
Southern African nation, Zambia, has revealed that it plans to generate about 1,000 MW of new solar power by the end of 2025, even as recorded an increased national electricity access rate from 34% to 54%.
The Kenyan government has formally sought parliamentary approval to privatise the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), one of the country’s most valuable energy infrastructure assets.
Tullow Oil has reported an interim loss of $80 million following the $307 million sale of its Gabonese assets and a downward revision of its full year production forecast.
The federal government of Nigeria has approved a new license for the construction of a 450,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.
The Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited says its oil and gas production has grown by over 40% just months after successfully acquiring Shell’s onshore assets in Nigeria.
Southern African nation, Zimbabwe, signs a $4.4 million project preparation facility agreement with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to study the 1-gigawatt (GW) hybrid floating solar photovoltaic project on Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe.
Nigerian energy firm Oando PLC reported a remarkable 63% year-on-year increase in upstream production during the six months ended June 30, 2025.
The 150 MW Laayoune wind power plant is set to power the second phase of the Agadir desalination project in Morocco.
East African nation, Uganda, has officially launched its Nyagak III hydropower project worth about $20 million with the aim to boost the country’s power supply.
Nigeria increased its oil production to 1.78 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, bringing output closer to its previous peak of 1.8 million bpd recorded last November.
