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AfDB approves €6mn for Burkina Faso solar project to boost Sahel energy initiative

The African Development Bank Group has approved a €6mn concessional financing package from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), a multi-donor fund managed by the bank, to support Burkina Faso’s Dédougou photovoltaic solar project.

Zimbabwe secures $350mn Indian loan to refurbish six units at thermal power station

Kinetiko Energy spuds first well in five-well gas production test programme in South Africa

AfrElec: Kenya signs historic pact with US to advance its nuclear power plans

Uganda commissions $1.7bn 600-MW Karuma hydropower plant

SNPC to officially present Congo’s Gas Master Plan at AEW2024

South Africa’s energy regulator publishes Eskom’s revenue application for 2026-2028

Eskom-Sasol deal on LNG is not "national strategy" to avert South Africa gas shortage, says IGUA-SA

Ghana power utility chief resigns amid financial struggles and power outages

UAE firm Ignite Power signs $24mn carbon offtake agreement with SEFE

Zimbabwe renewable energy sector gets $100mn support from Old Mutual

Unpaid electricity bills in Nigeria soar to $223mn by end of 2023

New oil and gas developments in MSGBC region to lower power cost, improve supply

Not in My Backyard: As Kenya’s nuclear ambitions advance, residents of proposed NPP site vow resistance

Ghana's VRA staff petition MPs to block proposed hydro-thermal power split

Energy transition slows as global oil and gas industry refocuses on fossil fuels – report

Solar power sees record gains in 2023

Renewables generated 30% of global electricity for the first time in 2023, on the back of strong growth in solar and wind generation.

Ghana’s independent power producers threaten to exit power agreement restructuring talks

Zimbabwe's Kuvimba secures $300mn from Chinese giants Tsingshan, Huayou for lithium mine

Algeria activates construction plan for three solar power plants in northern region

Jubilee Metals to keep Zambian independent power producer Lunsemfwa's copper operations running