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Zimbabwe's large electricity users seek $350mn for 1,000-megawatt floating solar project
Africa-focused IPP Globeleq achieves commercial close on 153-MW Red Sands BESS project in South Africa
Africa-focused independent power producer Globeleq and South Africa’s renewable energy platform African Rainbow Energy have reached commercial close on the 153-MW/612-MWh Red Sands battery energy storage system project in South Africa.
World Bank grants $350mn for construction of 358-MW hydropower facility in Malawi
The World Bank Group and the government of Malawi have signed a $350mn agreement for the construction of the Mpatamanga hydropower facility, which will more than double the country’s current hydroelectric generation capacity by 2031.
South Africa’s NRWDI to build radioactive waste storage facility for Koeberg NPP
South Africa’s National Radioactive Waste Disposal Institute (NRWDI) is working on preliminary designs for a Centralised Interim Storage Facility (CISF) at the Vaalputs site in the Northern Cape.
Tanzania to open electricity transmission to private investors in landmark energy reform
Tanzania is set to invite private investors into its electricity transmission segment for the first time, in a policy shift aimed at unlocking infrastructure financing and improving energy access.
Nigeria leads world in electricity access deficit, World Bank reports
Nigeria recorded the largest electricity access deficit globally, with 86.8 million people living without power as of 2023, according to the World Bank’s Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report 2025.
South Africa's electricity minister rejects conflict of interest claims in energy projects tender awards
South Africa's Minister of Electricity and Energy has defended a recent selection of a local independent power producer (IPP) as preferred bidder in the public procurement of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the country.
Angola's Sonangol signs cooperation agreements with MIT on oil, gas and critical minerals
Angola’s national oil company (NOC) Sonangol and US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have signed two agreements to strengthen cooperation and knowledge transfer in oil, gas and critical minerals sectors.
Nigeria plans rescue package for NNPCL power plants amid debt and tariff crisis
The Nigerian government is preparing emergency financial and policy measures to support key Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) power plants at risk of shutdown due to mounting debt and unresolved tariff shortfalls.
Angola, US to advance cooperation in developing oil and gas, critical minerals and renewable energy
Angola’s Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Diamantino Azevedo and US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright met on June 11 in Washington, D.C. to discuss cooperation in the oil and gas, critical minerals and renewable energy sectors.
Ghana hikes electricity tariffs by 2.45% to offset rising costs
Ghana’s utilities regulator has announced a 2.45% increase in electricity tariffs for all categories of consumers, citing inflation, currency depreciation and rising fuel costs.
AEC launches investment advisory service in Africa, urges World Bank to lift ban on financing oil and gas projects
Canadian firm GoviEx launches 2025 exploration programme at its Muntanga uranium project in Zambia
GoviEx Uranium (GoviEx), a TSXV-listed minerals explorer and developer, has launched its 2025 exploration campaign in southern Zambia.
Tanzania accelerates nuclear energy plans to tap uranium reserves
Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary Felchesmi Mramba said the government had begun consultations and is working with international regulators.
JUWI GmbH to acquire solar panels from Chinese firm JA Solar for two South African projects
German renewable energy group JUWI and JA Solar, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) technology, have signed two agreements for the supply of 420,000 panels for two projects in South Africa.
Tanzania seeks $12.9bn to deliver power to 42mn people by 2030 under African energy plan
Tanzania has launched a $12.9bn appeal to fast-track universal access to affordable and sustainable energy for 42mn people by 2030.
Russia and Mali sign nuclear energy cooperation agreement
Russia and Mali have signed an agreement on the development and use of nuclear energy, marking a further step in the deepening relationship between Moscow and Bamako.
NamPower launches construction on 100MW solar power project in Namibia, its largest ever
Namibia's state-owned utility, NamPower, has started constructing a 100-megawatt (MW) solar farm south of the country; the $88.4mn Sores Gaib Power Station is the utility's largest solar energy project to date.
Octopus Energy aims to raise $250mn for renewable energy investment in Africa
UK-based Octopus Energy has announced a plan to mobilise $250mn over the next three years in investments in African solar energy, battery storage, e-mobility and power grid reform.
South Africa’s Eskom to go ahead with 5-GW pipeline of repowering projects at coal plant sites
South Africa’s power utility Eskom has confirmed that it has a 5-GW pipeline of “repowering” projects as part of a broader transition plan to supplement and eventually replace its ageing coal-fired power plants with cleaner energy sources.
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