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Namibia’s Electricity Control Board (ECB) has formally submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, for the development of a base load power plant to solve the problem of electricity instability.
In the bustling corridors of Lagos’s tech clusters, server rooms hum with activity, developers push code through sleepless nights, and fintech platforms process billions of Naira in transactions
Algeria’s public electricity and gas company, Sonelgaz, has announced plans to invest DZD656 billion ($4.94billion) in 2025 to enhance electricity production capacity and improve service quality.
South Africa is in talks with the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe regarding the proposal of routing an electricity transmission line from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through their territories to South Africa.
Often dressed in a tailored suit and signature bow tie, Adeshina commanded a renewed optimism for Africa’s economic growth through developmental support and revenue mobilization for mega projects across the continent.
Standard Bank Group Ltd has pledged $106 million to fund the development and construction of the 44-megawatt (MW) Diaz Wind Project located near Lüderitz in the Karas Region in Namibia, spearheaded by French renewable energy developer Innovent SAS.
Zimbabwe’s independent power producers (IPPs), under the aegis of Intensive Energy Users Group (IEUG), are developing over 16,000 megawatts (MW) power generation projects to help bridge the country’s widening electricity supply gap
The city of Johannesburg in South Africa has extended the controversial R200 ($11.15) surcharge on prepaid electricity meters.
According to the scientist, his campaign and advocacy is to educate Nigerians on the importance of nuclear energy as a sustainable alternative to the country’s lingering electricity crisis.
The facilities are part of a broader push to shift away from raw mineral exports and boost local industrial capacity.
Finland-based power technology company, Wärtsilä, has been awarded a contract to supply equipment for and maintain a new 30MW power plant on Victoria Island in Nigeria’s most populous city, Lagos.
Terrahaptix, a Nigerian autonomous systems startup, has secured a $1.2 million contract to enhance security at the Shiroro and Gurara hydroelectric power plants in Nigeria, outbidding an Israeli firm.
On paper, this reform signalled progress. But in practice, it has deepened the marginalisation of the unmetered population
Mozambique earned $431 million (€379 million) from electricity exports in 2024 to South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Zambia’s Zesco Limited, Cahora Bassa Hydropower producer’s (HCB) Financial Director said.
The Kenyan Ministry of Energy will need an additional Sh2.54 billion ($19.6 million) in financial and technical resources to implement its energy projects in the next two years.
The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional financing arm of the African Development Bank Group, approved a $43.6 million investment to support the construction of the Namaacha–Boane transmission line in Mozambique.
Kenya has disclosed plans to increase the country’s electricity connection rate to 83% by bringing electricity connections to over 500,000 homes through the Acceleration Programme and the Last Mile Connectivity Programme.
This funding targets technical studies and implementation support for modernizing Zambia’s National Control Centre (NCC) and advancing power quality and renewable energy initiatives.
The World Bank Board has approved a $350 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to fund Malawi’s Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project (MHSP).
Mauritania is looking to fully privatise its power generation sector, with bids expected in the next two to three weeks for a new 550 MW power plant linked to the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project.