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Namibia’s Electricity Control Board (ECB) has approved a 3.8% electricity tariff increase, in a move to reduce the nation’s electricity subsidy.
The federal government of Nigeria has approved two major hydropower projects in Oyo State to address the nation’s persistent electricity challenges and strengthen the national grid.
As national electricity continues to falter, with grid collapses becoming a near-monthly norm, millions of Nigerians are turning away from waiting for state-backed promises.
Ghana’s President, John Mahama has said the country should be able to reduce its debt of $2.5 billion owed to independent power producers and gas suppliers before the end of 2025.
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has mandated 9 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to compensate Band A customers across 557 streets for failing to deliver the required 20-hour daily power supply in April 2025.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the replacement of the preferred bidder for the concession of the 6MW Ikere Gorge hydropower plant in Iseyin, Oyo State, after years of project dormancy.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has extended its trading suspension of Umeme Limited shares by an additional 30 days. The trading suspension of the energy company will now remain in force until Thursday, 12 June 2025. “The initial suspension, which lapsed on 12 May 2025, has been extended for a further thirty (30) calendar days…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) board of directors announced the approval of a €26.5 million ($29.5 million) financing package to construct a 62 megawatt-peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic power plant in Sokodé, Togo.
Senegal has begun the process of converting a power plant to operate on liquefied natural gas (LNG), after exporting its first consignment of the fuel last month.
The NIEP is built from the National Electric Power Policy 2001, which has been long overdue for replacement.
The Republic of Zambia has approved plans to construct a high-voltage electricity transmission line to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
South Africa’s Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has said the country will no longer be able to import natural gas from Mozambique following diminishing natural gas reserves in Pande.
Zambia’s Energy Regulation Board (ERB) just approved 62 licenses and 8 construction permits in May 2025, totaling a combined investment worth over ZMW 11 billion ( around $370 million) across petroleum, electricity, and renewable energy projects.
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the long-awaited National Integrated Electricity Policy, first submitted in December 2024.
These cuts could disrupt funding flows and undermine Africa’s energy future. It could also create a hole in the AfDB’s plans and will likely force a reset in how the bank’s key fund operates.
Zambia and Zimbabwe have revived efforts to secure financing for the $5 billion (R91-billion) Batoka Gorge hydropower project, as both nations face growing electricity demands amid drought induced power shortages.
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. has announced a significant update regarding its operations on Block 1 in South Africa’s Orange Basin, marking a pivotal step in the company’s strategic offshore exploration endeavours.
South Africa’s state power utility, Eskom Holdings has released its Winter 2025 Outlook and it assures that its power system is in a further improved and more reliable position than in recent years.
For Africa’s electricity sector, for instance, the experience of the new White House leader has been a bittersweet one.
Zimbabwe’s state-owned power utility company, ZESA Holdings, has announced an increase in load-shedding for all customers following a technical fault at Hwange power station.