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Hyundai solar unit to supply 22MW worth of modules for Angola project in deal with MCA

South Africa: Business coalition in Mpumalanga coal belt proposes privatisation of Eskom’s power stations to deal with deepening energy crisis

South Africa grants Turkey's Karpowership access to ports in bid to ease power crisis

Nigeria sets goal of 30GW energy capacity by 2030

Kenya plans to invest $12.3bn in 100 dams through PPP model

AfrElec: Germany to support expansion of Kenya’s geothermal project

Zimbabwe, Mozambique negotiate deal for greater cooperation in energy security

Pan-African firm Afroreef announces $100mn package to build Zimbabwe lithium mine, processing facility

Kenya’s long-delayed waste-to-power project on course, Chinese firms dominate bidding

Ghana raise electricity tariff by additional 18.36% for Q2

UK’s Anergi refinancing Kenya wind project loan after securing $54mn from Standard Bank

South Africans should brace for even longer power cuts during winter, utility Eskom warns

Filatex, Hyvity plan to increase Madagascar generation capacity by 50%.

Madagascar’s largest employer Filatex Group and France’s Hyvity are launching the ENHY joint venture to install 100 MW of capacity by 2028 and 300 MW within a decade, the companies said in a statement on May 18.

South African minister denies ruling African National Congress party corruption at power utility Eskom

Two environmental protection groups escalate legal challenge against planned gas-fired power plant in South Africa.

South Africa’s opposition party EFF says new electricity minister should go

World Bank partnering with Ethiopian Electric Power to close electricity access gap

NERC initiates licence cancellation process for KAEDCO over $111mn debt

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has initiated the process of cancelling the license of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Co. (KAEDCO) due to an outstanding debt of NGN51bn ($111mn), ICIR has revealed.

Zanzibar set for a 180-MW Solar PV project as it eyes first electricity generation

Zanzibar’s first electricity generation will come from renewable sources following the signing of a contract for the generation of a 180-MW Solar PV project under a power purchase agreement between GCL and ZECO.

Uganda, Rwanda power connectivity project moving ahead as bilateral relations warm

South Africa power utility Eskom set to receive $520mn transmission system financing from Standard Bank

Nigeria announces completion of $1.3bn hydroelectric power project

The $1.3bn Zungeru hydroelectric power project in Nigeria’s Niger State has been completed and is ready to be inaugurated, according to the Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu.

World Bank funding brings key Malawian hydro-power plant back on the grid

South Africa likely to use powerships for emergency electricity procurement

Burundi set to double solar capacity, president says upon opening of nation's first utility-scale solar field

Scatec and Alexandria National Refining agree to build $450mn green methanol plant in Egypt