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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 digitization of energy services in Nigeria is still growing, yet often overlooked. Despite persistent electricity challenges, the country already has applications that make access and management of these services more seamless. Here are some.
South Africa’s Environment Minister, Dion George, has approved for the construction of a new Nuclear Power Station in Western Cape Province.
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.
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.
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.
Southern African nation, Namibia, has secured $114.7 million to finance its flagship Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme (NGH2P).
A joint venture between Glencore and logistics firm Tristar Group has reached a deal to acquire a 37% stake in South Africa’s largest oil storage facility.
The government of Ghana has disclosed plans to revisit the terms of the Ewoyaa Lithium Agreement following a dramatic fall in global lithium prices, which has cast doubt on the financial viability of the project.
The former chief executive of Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has been named in a $28 million extortion and money laundering scheme, involving six others and three companies.
Environmental groups in the US are challenging the Trump’s administration’s $4.7 billion loan approval for TotalEnergies to develop an LNG project in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
Zimbabwe’s state-owned mining company, Kuvimba Mining House Limited, will begin construction of a $270 million lithium concentration plant at its Sandawana mine in the third quarter of this year, with commissioning expected in early 2027.
Egyptian electric mobility firm Blu EV has announced plans to enter Morocco’s electric vehicle (EV) market with a $100 million investment.
Reports note that these top officials, including the Chief Financial Officer, Umar Isa, as well as the former Managing Director of the state-owned Warri refinery, Jimoh Olasunkanmi, and others, are now all in EFCC custody
Astron Energy, one of South Africa’s largest petrol station operators, is headed to court to challenge a R2.7 billion (~$140 million) tax assessment by the South African Revenue Service (SARS). SARS claimed it identified five serious infractions during a 2017 audit of Astron, which prompted it to issue a letter of demand in October 2019…
Ghana introduces a new GHC1 “Dumsor Levy” on fuel to tackle its $3.1 billion energy debt and persistent power outages. The move faces strong public backlash, with many calling it a betrayal of promises and an undue burden on already struggling citizens.
In the last two decades, China has emerged as a dominant player in Africa’s energy sector, financing and constructing power plants, oil refineries, and renewable energy projects across the continent.
India is in discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to establish a supply agreement for critical minerals, particularly cobalt and copper, to support its growing industrial and energy transition needs, two sources familiar with the matter said.
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations as it published a 10-year study which found that people living near them were 6% more likely to die than their peers elsewhere.
Ghana’s Eurobonds plummeted on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, after Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson warned that the nation’s energy sector debt could balloon to $9 billion by 2027 if urgent reforms are not implemented.