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Renewable energy firm Sola Group has begun commercial operations at the $163 million Springbok Solar Project in South Africa’s Free State province, marking the largest operational wheeling facility in the country.
French energy giant TotalEnergies says it will launch the Ima shallow-water offshore development gas project in Nigeria in 2026, as part of two projects aimed at boosting the country’s LNG production.
Fresh oil and gas developments approved this year are expected to boost Nigeria’s output by 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and over 2 billion standard cubic feet of gas daily.
Sierra Leone, one of Africa’s oil frontiers, is seeking partnerships with Russian oil and gas companies to develop its huge hydrocarbon prospects, estimated at 30 billion barrels of oil and 25 trillion cubic feet of gas.
British energy company BP has signed a new agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum to drill five offshore natural gas wells in the Mediterranean.
TotalEnergies Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanné has warned that the new U.S steel tariffs will increase construction costs for major gas projects, including the Mozambique LNG facility.
A US-based energy company, Hydro-Link, a subsidiary of Symbion Power, has signed a $1.5 billion agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to build a major transmission line that will power the country’s copper and cobalt mining hub.
The Dangote Refinery has confirmed that it is importing semi-refined hydrocarbons as intermediate feedstock, firmly rejecting media allegations that it brought finished petrol with excessive sulphur content into Nigeria.
Nigeria has commissioned its first wholly owned Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessel near the Bonny export terminal, with capacity to hold more than 2 million barrels of crude oil.
Portuguese Energy Company, Galp Energia, has begun steps to resolve its ongoing tax dispute of about $300 million with Mozambique through an International Arbitration Tribunal.
Ethiopia has officially launched construction of a 3.5 million tons per year (70,300 bpd) crude oil refinery in Gode, Somali Region, in a major effort to support the country’s industrial development.
Nigeria’s UTM Offshore is considering a partnership with Seplat and Vitol to launch its $5 billion floating LNG project, the first in the country.
South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, lost approximately R481 billion ($27.9 billion) in economic output due to load shedding in 2024.
South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has recorded its first full-year profit in eight years, signaling a turnaround after prolonged financial losses and power shortages.
Uganda has received the final shipment of pipes for the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, marking a major step toward its first oil production next year.
South Africa’s power sector has added 9,600MW of capacity following the commercial operation of Unit 6 at Kusile Power Station, confirmed by state utility Eskom
Equatorial Guinea has signed a major agreement with US energy giant Chevron to develop the Aseng Gas Project, marking a significant step in the country’s ambition to become a leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) processing hub in Africa.
Nigeria has officially approved TotalEnergies Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited’s divestment of its 12.5% contractor interest in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 118, a strategic deepwater asset that includes the prolific Bonga field.
Zambia’s power utility, ZESCO, has announced plans to reduce electricity exports to 106 megawatts by October 1, 2025, as it spends up to $25 million monthly on imports to ease power shortages.
South Africa’s state owned power company, Eskom, has invited private businesses to buy renewable electricity directly from its energy subsidiary.