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The Rockefeller Foundation has committed an additional $10 million to support efforts aimed at expanding electricity access across Africa, as part of a broader initiative seeking to connect 300 million people to power by 2030.
The Nigerian government has constituted a committee to oversee the incorporation of a new government-owned company designed to manage critical grid infrastructure and recover stranded electricity across the nation’s power system.
Nigeria’s national grid continues to suffer frequent breakdowns. The centrally managed system is under pressure, and some experts believe privatisation could help improve efficiency and stability.
Uganda’s electricity sector is entering a decisive chapter. After two decades under private management by Umeme Limited, the country’s main electricity distribution company is returning to state control.
Africa’s top three economies — South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria — have emerged as the leading destinations for electricity investments on the continent in 2025.
The Nigerian government is seeking up to $5.7 billion in investments from Chinese industrial company, GCL Group, across power generation, mining and industrial manufacturing.
State-owned power utility, Eskom, has begun stakeholder talks in the Eastern Cape as part of plans to implement 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear capacity in South Africa.
The Nigeria government plans to clear a $2.6 billion debt in its power sector. The move is targeted to reduce grid failure. But clear evidence shows that the problem may be deeper than a single bailout.
Electricity traders in South Africa have called on the government to publish a clear timeline and define the final structure for the separation of the transmission business from Eskom.
Vitol is backing a consortium planning to develop a $3 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and gas-fired power plant at the Port of Durban in South Africa, a company spokesperson confirmed.
The rise in electricity demand globally, as observed by IEA newest report, cast a spotlight on Nigeria’s power crisis. The question remans is Africa’s most populous nation doing all it can to curb its own rising demand.
South Africa has announced plans to establish a fully independent, state-owned transmission company that will operate separately from Eskom.
The government of Ghana has announced plans to commence Phase 1 of the nearly $1 billion Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam Project, signalling a renewed effort to advance the long-delayed power infrastructure project.
Mozambique’s 450-megawatt Central Termica de Temane (CTT) station, a planned gas-fired power plant, has been delayed until 2027 after rising construction costs.
Industralisation in Africa is directly tied to its electricity expansion. However, mounting sectoral debt across the region has made it almost impossible for any form of progress to emerge.
Nigerian lawmaker Orji Kalu’s firm, Swiber Africa, has signed a deal with China’s GCL Group, an integrated energy company, to develop multiple energy projects in Nigeria, including hydropower stations and lithium processing facilities.
Egypt is expanding its electricity grid while continuing efforts to curb power theft after authorities recorded electricity losses of 4.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) over the past year.
South Africa’s state-owned power utility, Eskom, has slashed electricity tariffs by 35% for two major ferrochrome producers in a move aimed at preventing operational shutdowns.
The Nigeria government has issued a N501 billion bond under the Presidential Power Sector Debt Reduction Programme (PPSDRP), recording 100% subscription.
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has suffered another system collapse for the second time this month, cutting power supply to all 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos).