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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 Nigerian government has finalised the implementation framework for the ₦4 trillion ($2.68 billion) Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Plan, a major step toward restoring financial stability and investor confidence in Nigeria’s electricity market.
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, and SunLink Energies and Resources Limited have taken a final investment decision (FID) on the $2 billion HI gas project located offshore Nigeria.
The European Commission, an agency of the European Union (EU), has announced a €618 million ($673.6 million) Team Europe package aimed at accelerating Africa’s transition to renewable energy — a major boost for the continent’s clean energy drive.
Nigeria’s electricity meter installations rose to 225,631 units in the second quarter of 2025, showing a 20.55% increase from the 187,161 meters installed in the first quarter, according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
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 attracted over $4.9 billion in capital expenditure for Non-Associated Gas (NAG) projects in the past four years, following the implementation of a strategic regulatory roadmap by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
Nigeria has achieved a major milestone in its renewable energy journey as the country begins exporting locally manufactured solar panels to Ghana.
Egypt has asked suppliers of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to delay deliveries scheduled for the rest of the year as domestic demand remains lower than expected.
Italian energy giant Eni has committed to increase its Egypt by $8 billion over the coming five years, targeting projects in the Zohr, Narges and Nour fields.
South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, faces labour pressure as workers demand a 15% wage increase just as the company records its first profit in eight years.
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.
French oil giant, TotalEnergies, has warned it may suspend its oil and gas exploration projects in South Africa, citing persistent legal and regulatory setbacks that have stalled progress.
Saudi Arabia is set to invest €250 million ( about $275 million) in a solar-powered desalination project in Senegal, strengthening economic and development cooperation between both countries.