AfrElec - Africa Power Monitor

Zimbabwean city mobilises $21mn, appeals for $69mn more to build key dam

Ethiopia nationwide blackout caused by system instability, says Electric Power Authority

Somalia’s Hormuud Telecom expands green data centres to Support AI growth

Expansion of coal-fired power generation in South Africa halted by court decision

Nigeria’s Oyo State inaugurates independent 11-MW power project to cut energy deficit

Lesotho development agency awards two contracts for Oxbow Hydropower Scheme

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has awarded two contracts for the Oxbow Hydropower Scheme, marking a significant step forward in developing Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)

Germany’s SEFE agrees to supply deal with Angola LNG

Berlin-headquartered gas importer Securing Energy for Europe (SEFE) has agreed to purchase 0.5mn of supply from Angola LNG on a medium-term contract.

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

Former head of South Africa’s Eskom says power utility should go prepaid

BII, GuarantCo partner to provide $100mn guarantee to build 500MW renewable capacity in South Africa

Ghana's lithium project faces delays amid political and market challenges

Powering the future: Africa’s competitive advantage in the global battery market

Africa's vast critical mineral reserves – including cobalt, lithium and manganese – are now central to the global rush for battery materials.

South Africa: SAPVIA expects further growth for solar energy sector in 2025

The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) has said that electricity demand in 2024 and 2025 is projected to grow at one of the highest rates seen in the last two decades.

African Development Bank approves $170mn loan to fund Egypt’s Suez Wind Project

CrossBoundary Energy secures $140mn to scale renewable energy portfolio across Africa

Kenyan power company KenGen embarks on $4.2bn green energy expansion plan

Chinese company Titan New Energy starts building 720MW coal-based power plant in Zimbabwe