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Nigeria looks to ramp up LNG production as TotalEnergies hints of sanctioning Ima gas project

French supermajor TotalEnergies hopes to approve the Ima gas project in Nigeria in 2025, breathing a breath of fresh air into the country’s struggling LNG sector, which has suffered from a lack of gas feedstock supply.

Renewables firm Pele Green achieves financial close on 100-MW solar project in South Africa

Pele Green Energy, a South African renewable energy company, has reached financial close on a 100-MW solar project designed to supply power to the ferroalloys operations of Swiss mining company Glencore and its joint venture partner, Merafe Resources

Ghana fast-tracks energy bond payments ahead of IMF deal and elections

AfrElec: Zimbabwe races to add 3,000 MW as power shortages trigger blackouts

Kenyan power company KenGen advances geothermal project in Eswatini

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) PLC, a leader in geothermal energy development across Africa, is making significant strides in a KES 250mn ($1.92mn) geothermal development contract with Eswatini Electricity Company (EEC)

Nigeria aims to nearly triple hydropower capacity to 14,000 MW

Oil marketer Rubis Energy Kenya partners with Solarise Africa to launch renewable energy firm

Bezos-backed consortium provides $20mn to build 20-MW battery energy storage system in Malawi

Atlantic Lithium sees funding boost to kick off Ghana project mid-2025

South Africa seeks LNG from Qatar as gas shortages loom

South Africa: S&P Global Ratings changes power utility Eskom’s outlook to positive from stable

US credit ratings provider S&P Global Ratings (S&P Global) has revised its outlook on the 'B' foreign and local currency long-term ratings for South African vertically integrated state-owned power utility Eskom to positive from stable

TotalEnergies, South African partner Mulilo reach financial close on $412mn of renewable energy projects

Somalia launches tender for solar-plus-storage at 25 health facilities

Ghana’s power crisis eases as 560-MW Sunon Asogli plant resumes operations

Europe turns to African LNG amid growing geopolitical conflict, says report

Europe’s thirst for LNG is increasingly being met by African LNG suppliers amid increasing geopolitical conflicts, according to a new special report by LNG Industry.

Eni’s second FLNG in Congo is deployed

Italian energy major Eni is set to deploy its second floating LNG (FLNG) terminal offshore the Republic of Congo.

Ghana’s energy crisis deepens as major producers cut power supply

Kenyan power company KenGen appointed to high-level committee on carbon markets