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Zimbabwe has signed a $455 million, 15-year concession agreement with Jindal Africa, a subsidiary of India’s Jindal Steel & Power, to revamp its power plant in Hwange
South Africa’s power utility, Eskom, says some customers referred to as “Zero Buyers” are yet to have their electricity supply regularised due to ongoing audits of meter connections and issues of illegal hookups.
Mauritania has signed a $300 million agreement with renewable energy developer Ewa Green Energy to construct a 220-megawatt (MW) hybrid power plant in the country.
Nigeria’s national grid for electricity has collapsed, plunging major cities and commercial areas into darkness and marking the country’s first complete power shutdown of the year.
Egyptian utility giant, Elsewedy Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Algeria’s Investment Promotion Agency (AIPA) to invest up to $2.5 billion in the country, more than four times its current investment.
South Africa’s state-owned power company, Eskom, has imposed targeted load reduction in several major cities to ease pressure on transformers and substations affected by illegal electricity connections and power theft.
West African nation, Ghana, said it has achieved stable electricity supply and is now exporting surplus power to neighbouring countries on the continent.
Kenya has targeted an ambitious plan of 20,000MW nuclear power capacity by 2040 to address chronic power shortages and foster economic growth.
Ghana and Nigeria are considering a barter arrangement in which electricity generated in Accra could be exchanged for gas supplied from Lagos, Nigeria’s economy capital.
Senegal has declared a bold plan to end the importation of gas next year, as it moves closers to energy security.
It has been more than two decades since Nigeria carried out a major privatisation of its electricity sector. While the process enriched a few, leaving them as overnight millionaires, most Nigerians remain in darkness.
Kenya is making progress on plans to construct its first nuclear power plant, a project that has secured rare political consensus with backing from President William Ruto, Opposition Leader Raila Odinga, and the Council of Governors.
Zambia’s state-owned utility firm, Zesco, has signed a $300 million deal with Anzana Electric Group to connect 2 million residents to the country’s national grid for the first time.
Mozambique prepares to launch electricity exports to Malawi in November, generating an estimated $5 million per month from supplying 50 megawatts (MW) of power from its Tete province.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) plans to invest $1.5 billion to support Africa’s Mission 300 programme aimed at connecting millions of people to electricity by 2030.
South Africa’s state owned power company, Eskom, has invited private businesses to buy renewable electricity directly from its energy subsidiary.
Nigeria has approved $2.61 billion (N4 trillion) to offset electricity sector debt and bring stability to the country’s power generation industry.
When President Bola Tinubu signed the Electricity Act 2023 into law, it set in motion a new and disruptive model for Nigeria’s power sector. From tariff setting to regional control, the Act lays out clear provisions. Here’s what you should know about the reform.
Egypt has successfully integrated 2,000 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy, including solar and wind power, into its national grid to boost its electricity supply.
The Moroccan National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has officially launched an international tender for the construction of a $6.18 million hybrid solar-diesel power plant with battery storage in El Guerguarat.