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South Africa’s power utility Eskom to seek High Court review of NERSA’s new trading licences

Bill Gates-owned TerraPower to build uranium enrichment plant in South Africa

Niger pressures Orano to resume uranium output amid governance dispute

Kodal completes Bougouni Lithium Project licence transfer under Mali’s 2023 Mining Code

Ethiopian PM announces completion of $5bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Ghana’s hydro power staff suspend actions, await withdrawal of energy sector bills

AfrElec: Tunisian government tenders for 200 MW of solar projects

Umeme to exit Uganda by 2025, paving way for lower electricity tariffs and strengthened local distribution

Umeme, Uganda’s primary power distributor owned by a South African firm is set to exit the market by March 2025

PowerChina announces EPC contractor to build largest solar plant in South Africa

African Development Bank lends $8mn for construction of 25MW Ilute solar project in Zambia

Sumitomo Electric Egypt starts operations for €22mn facility in November

ASX-listed gas explorer Kinetiko spuds second well in five-well production test programme in South Africa

Police in South Africa bust $9mn fraud ring involving bank official

Zimbabwe to add 2,700 MW to the grid by December 2025, "almost forever" overcoming scheduled blackouts

KenGen’s profit surges 35% amid Kenya’s push for 100% renewable energy by 2030

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has reported a 35% rise in post-tax profits for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, reaching KES 6.8bn ($46mn) compared to KES 5bn ($38.61mn) the previous year

Ghana criticises power company’s “bad faith” over debt payment standoff

Kenya, Bavaria deepen partnership on renewables, hydrogen and fertiliser production

Kenya and Bavaria, Germany’s economically strongest region, are advancing their bilateral relations with a focus on renewable energy, hydrogen production and fertiliser development

UK renewables-focused independent power producer Solarcentury begins constructing 20MW solar plant in Namibia

Ghana’s power woes deepen amid gas shortage, GRIDCo says

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has attributed the ongoing power cuts across parts of the country to a gas supply shortage affecting the operation of thermal plants essential for electricity transmission.

South African LNG, helium producer Renergen in land dispute with local solar project