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Scatec ASA sells stake in African hydropower plants to TotalEnergies

Norwegian renewable energy investor, Scatec ASA, (Scatec) has concluded the sale of its 51% stake in its hydropower assets in Africa to French giant TotalEnergies for $167mn.

South African-Swedish JV plans to build $2.9bn floating wind farm off KwaZulu-Natal coast

GenesisHexicon, a South African-Swedish joint venture (JV), is planning to build a huge floating wind farm off the coast of Richards Bay, in KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

South Africa must upgrade rail, electricity systems, boost private sector investment, says World Bank

Chilean lithium producer SQM expands into Africa with $40mn Namibia deal

Amea Power starts building 50 MW of solar in the Ivory Coast

Egypt’s nuclear plant El Dabaa to have reactor shell for first unit this year, says Russian official

Nigeria to standardise electricity tariffs to address pricing disparities

South Africa: City of Cape Town to receive $157mn loan for power grid upgrade

Cape Town, South Africa’s second largest city, has won a €150mn ($157mn) loan for its power grid upgrade from German government-owned financial institution KfW, one of the world’s largest development banks.

Teraco signs power purchase agreement with NOA to power its data centres in South Africa

Kenya’s Ketraco advances power transmission projects under PPP model

Australian battery metals explorer Patriot Lithium expands exploration footprint in Zambia

Nairobi County officials cut Kenya Power’s fibre optic cables amid $23mn standoff

SolarAfrica reaches financial close on first 114 MW of utility-scale solar PV project in South Africa

South African independent power producer (IPP) SolarAfrica has advanced the development of its flagship ZAR1.8bn ($97.7mn) utility-scale solar project, SunCentral, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.

Two South African IPPs start work on 140MW wind energy project

South African renewable energy developers, African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and the Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa), have reached financial close on a 140MW wind energy project.

Egypt criticises Ethiopia for unilateral acts following controversial GERD tour

Gold Fields plans to expand renewable energy use at South Deep Mine in South Africa

Mining giant Gold Fields has said it will continue with renewable energy trials at its South African asset, South Deep, with a long-term objective of expanding usage at the mine