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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.
In South Africa, Eskom has instituted a series of protocols that allow for an effective load-shedding process. This process runs in stages which are reliant on just how much electricity supply is available.
The Nigerian government has announced plans to install solar energy in more than 37 universities and hospitals across the country in order to address persistent electricity blackout.
China-based firm, Jinko Solar, has secured a contract from engineering firm, Vinci Energies, to supply solar equipment for the 52.42 MW Ferke Solar Power Plant in the Ferkessedougou region of Ivory Coast.
Electricity challenges in the East African nation of Uganda continue to persist as over 30% households and businesses now face frequent blackouts, according to a new report by ScienceDirect.
The Zambian Minister of Energy, Makozo Chikote, has invited UK-based Echo Eight Investments Limited to establish clean energy projects in Zambia.
This geographic imbalance is shaped by a complex web of factors: from investment readiness and regulatory stability to infrastructure availability and international partnerships.
Namibia’s President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has said that Namibia’s goal is to export power and advance Africa’s collective energy security.
The 11.5 GW renewable energy project entails building a vast solar and wind facility on a 1,500-square-mile stretch in Morocco’s Guelmim-Oued Noun region, coupled with a 22.5 GWh/5 GW battery storage system
The North African nation, heavily reliant on oil and gas exports, aims to produce 15,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from renewable sources by 2035.
North African country, Egypt, has resumed discussion with India-based renewable energy company, ReNew Energy, to develop a $8 billion green hydrogen project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone.
North Africa country, Algeria, is set to launch a partnership with China focused on transforming its renewable energy sector particularly regarding domestic solar panel manufacturing.
Egypt’s model offers a roadmap for countries willing to make bold decisions, align policies with investment, and implement change with urgency.
South Africa’s state-owned utility, Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) to establish a standalone renewable energy subsidiary.
The Nigerian government has reduced its electricity subsidy bill by 35% after removing subsidies for a category of heavy users, Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu said on Thursday, citing new revenue gains and a drop in the sector’s financial shortfall.
Mozambique’s state-owned electricity utility company, Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM), has announced the approval of a $131 million finance package from the World Bank for the implementation of the project aimed at Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT project) in Mozambique.
The government of Ghana through its Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 14.75% upward adjustment in electricity tariffs.
Geregu Power, one of Nigeria’s leading power generating company (GENCOs) that uses gas turbine as a clean energy source to generate power, reported N17.3 billion in gas sales revenue for the first quarter of 2025.
The government of Zambia has reduced the approval period for solar project applications from over six months to just 48 hours in a bid to encourage private sector investment in the country’s renewable energy.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited to create a Nigeria-China Renewable Energy Research Center and expand the country’s renewable energy capacity.