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Shell Plc has acquired a 60% stake in Block 2C of South Africa’s portion of the Orange Basin, close to the Northern Cape Ultra Deep area where its plans to drill five wells continue to suffer delays.
TotalEnergies has emerged as the operator of Galp Energia’s flagship offshore oil discovery in Namibia after securing a large stake in the asset.
Ethiopia and Nigeria have signed the preliminary agreement for a Gas-by-Rail Economic Corridor Initiative (GBR-ECI), launching a significant project that will involve the building a 73,500-kilometre freight railway connecting 40 sub-Saharan African countries.
South African power utility Eskom has finalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Samancor Chrome and the Glencore–Merafe Chrome Venture aimed at reducing electricity costs for metal manufacturers in the country.
South Africa’s mining giant, Exxaro Resources, has signed binding agreements to acquire majority stakes in two fully operational renewable energy plants from Acciona Energía in a transaction valued at between 1.7 billion rand and 1.8 billion rand ($106 million).
Angola inaugurated its first solar‑plus‑storage minigrid, representing the start of a wider programme to expand reliable electricity to rural and underserved communities.
US oil giant Chevron has confirmed its intention to participate in Nigeria’s 2025 oil licensing round, while also commending the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
West African nation, Nigeria has, for the first time, imported more solar cells than finished solar panels, as local assembly of solar products continues to grow.
Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya, has secured a €55.4 million ($64.71 million) loan from Afreximbank to accelerate the country’s solar-based rural electrification programme.
West African country Ghana has announced a US$3.4 billion renewable energy action and investment plan designed to accelerate its transition to clean power.
US-based energy independent Murphy Oil is preparing to launch a high-stakes exploration campaign in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting deepwater prospects that could reshape the West African energy landscape.
The government of Kenya has handed over as the primary operator the nation’s first nuclear power plant to its state-owned utility firm, Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen).
French oil major, TotalEnergies, and its partners in the Mozambique LNG project are moving to raise fresh equity after key lenders pulled out of over $2.2 billion in financing.
Ghanaians will face higher electricity bills from January 1, 2026, following the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) approval of tariff increases across all consumer categories.
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has unveiled a $100 million equity investment scheme aimed at boosting indigenous participation in the energy sector.
Mozambique will require more than $80 billion to implement its long-term energy transition strategy through 2050, as the government expands off-grid electrification efforts to reach millions still without reliable power.
Nigeria has added Asian nations, Beijing and Singapore, to its global oil licensing roadshow as it attempts to attract ten billion dollars in new upstream investment and deepen interest in its 2025 offering of exploration blocks.
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has at no point met 50% of the country’s petrol demand despite earlier projections of rising output, according to newly compiled supply records from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
Switzerland Candi Solar has secured $58.5 million in debt financing from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), that will support the expansion of its commercial and industrial solar operations in South Africa and India.
The British government has withdrawn its $1.15 billion backing for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, it confirmed on Monday.