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Saudi Arabia deepens Mauritania ties with $160mn water and electricity project financing
The Saudi Fund for Development has committed $160mn in concessional loans to water and electricity projects in Mauritania, including a Senegal River–sourced drinking water scheme for Kiffa and a cross-border power interconnection with Mali.
South African energy trader Etana agrees 20-year offtake for Acciona Energía wind farms
South African energy trader Etana Energy has signed a 20-year corporate offtake to buy all output from two new wind farms developed by Acciona Energía (BME:ANE), supplying major corporate customers
Mauritius opens 2MW hybrid rooftop solar tender with optional battery storage
Mauritius’s Central Electricity Board has launched a tender for 2MW of aggregated rooftop solar capacity, with an optional battery storage component, as the island seeks to cut fuel imports and strengthen grid resilience.
Nigeria approves $4.29bn PPP projects to boost infrastructure investment
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council has approved public-private partnership projects valued at NGN6.43 trillion ($4.29bn), including two deep seaports and a hydropower plant.
Sun King raises $40mn equity round to expand solar kit rollout across sub-Saharan Africa
Sun King has closed a $40mn equity funding round to accelerate the deployment of off-grid solar kits across sub-Saharan Africa, with the capital aimed at scaling distribution and customer financing.
Africa requires $375bn to develop its natural gas resources, says SPE
Africa will need an estimated investment of $375bn over the next decade to fully fund its natural gas development in order to meet its growing domestic and export demand, according to the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
EDF starts producing electricity from 140-MW San Kraal Wind Farm in South Africa
San Kraal, which is part of the larger 420MW Koruson 1 Cluster, is the first of three 140MW wind farms to reach commercial operation date.
South African utility Eskom board approves updated unbundling strategy
Eskom has approved an updated unbundling strategy, reaffirming the separation of its generation, transmission and distribution operations as part of South Africa’s long-running electricity market reform, while preserving state ownership.
Oslo-listed Scatec's Mmadinare Solar Cluster in Botswana starts generating 60MW more power
The Mmadinare Solar Cluster is Scatec’s first project portfolio in the southern African nation, where the first phase has been operational since March.
ADF approves $22.9mn grant to rehabilitate Malawi hydropower plants
The African Development Fund funds will help rehabilitate Malawi’s Kapichira and Nkula B hydropower plants, aiming to restore capacity, reduce load shedding, cut costly diesel generation, and strengthen links to the Southern African Power Pool.
Zambia launches construction of 35MW solar, 300kV power transmission projects
Zambia has launched $130mn worth of solar and transmission projects to address a severe power shortage caused by weak hydropower output, as it boosts reliance on Southern African Power Pool imports while accelerating grid, generation diversification.
ADF approves $25.79mn additional financing for Guinea–Mali power interconnector
The Guinea–Mali interconnector forms part of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), an ECOWAS-backed framework designed to integrate national electricity networks and facilitate cross-border power trade across West Africa.
Tanzania’s Amsons Group to develop 1,300 MW energy projects in Zambia
Tanzania’s Amsons Group has signed a partnership with Zambia’s Exergy Africa to develop 1,000 MW of solar power and 300 MW of coal generation in a $900mn programme aimed at expanding the country’s electricity supply.
Nigeria adds $2.8bn power sector bond to fiscal plan to clear decade-long debts
Nigeria will integrate a $2.8bn electricity-sector bond into its Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), formally recognising it as sovereign debt in a bid to strengthen investor confidence and clear arrears owed to power companies.
Zimbabwe to launch construction of a 600MW floating solar farm in June 2026 quarter
Zimbabwe to begin building a 600MW solar power plant next year on a lake that forms part of its border with Zambia.
Angola launches Africa’s largest off-grid solar-plus-storage system
Angola has activated a 25.4 MW solar power plant with 75.26 MWh of battery storage in Cazombo, marking Africa’s largest off-grid renewable energy project
Egypt approves two major renewable energy projects to boost power grid
The Egyptian cabinet approved a major international partnership to develop a 900 MW wind power project in Ras Shuqair that includes Orascom Construction (OC: EGX), French energy firm Engie (ENGI: EPA), and Japan’s Toyota Tsusho.
AfDB approves $10mn for Hyphen’s $10bn green hydrogen project in Namibia
The African Development Bank has approved a $10mn SEFA loan to advance front-end engineering for Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s $10bn green hydrogen and ammonia project in Namibia.
Senegal to start domestic gas pipeline construction in 2025 as MSGBC states deepen regional cooperation
Senegal plans to begin construction of its domestic gas pipeline network before end-2025, Energy Minister Birame Soulèye Diop said, positioning domestic supply as a core pillar of the country’s gas-to-power and industrial strategy.
Heirs Energies, NNPCL advance gas commercialisation at OML 17 in Nigeria
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Heirs Energies have signed flare-gas commercialisation agreements under the Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP) and approved Non-NGFCP frameworks.
Senegal approves payment into African Energy Bank as APPO targets $120bn capital build-out
Senegal will pay its AEB contribution in December, strengthening African Petroleum Producers’ Organization and Afreximbank’s $5bn capitalisation drive for the lender, which targets a $120bn scale-up to finance hydrocarbons & renewable projects
Oslo-based renewable energy firm Scatec's South African solar project Grootfontein begins commercial operations
Scatec, a Norwegian renewable energy producer, has announced that its 273-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in South Africa has started operating commercially.
Zambia secures $200mn World Bank grant to accelerate national energy sector reforms
The World Bank has approved a $200mn grant to support Zambia’s energy sector reforms, targeting operational efficiency, financial stability and greater resilience after repeated hydropower shortfalls.
Zambia’s Kiyona Energy launches tender for 25 MW solar project near Lusaka
Kiyona Energy has opened a tender for a 25 MW solar plant near Lusaka, as Zambia diversifies generation amid hydropower variability. The project is part of Kiyona’s 302 MW development pipeline.
Nigeria’s solar manufacturing jumps as panel imports fall
Nigeria’s clean energy sector recorded a shift in industrialisation in October as imports of finished solar panels declined while local production increased under government reforms, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) announced.
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