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Mozambican electricity company HCB contributed $300mn in taxes and fees to fiscus in 2025

A Mozambican electricity generation company, Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB), paid $300mn to the government via taxes, fees and dividends in 2025, the national news agency wrote on May 4.

Zimbabwe imported electricity worth $882mn over the past five years amid low local generation

Zimbabwe spent $882mn importing electricity between January 2021 and March 2026 as local power production remains depressed.

Ghana restores major hydropower plant after fire disruption

Ghana's President John Mahama has praised engineers for restoring operations at one of West Africa's most critical energy assets following a major disruption.

Atomic Eagle advances Zambia uranium project with 58.8mn lb resource

Atomic Eagle Limited (ASX:AEU), an Australian uranium exploration and development company focused on African assets, has launched a major drilling campaign at its flagship Muntanga Uranium Project in Zambia.

Chinese group CNNC to invest $322mn in ASX-listed Bannerman Energy's Namibian uranium project

Bannerman Energy (ASX: BMN), an Australian uranium developer, has secured a funding deal for $322mn to advance its Etango Uranium Project (Etango) in Namibia.

Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema launches $100mn solar power plant

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has commissioned a 136-megawatt (MW) solar power plant constructed by the Copperbelt Energy Corp. (CEC), a local company.

Renewables met 100% of global electricity demand growth in 2025 that will speed America's decline

For the first time in history, renewables covered all new global electricity demand in 2025, and the oil shock of the Iran war will only accelerate the move away from the reliance on fossil fuels, according to a report by Ember.

Egypt imposes strict advertising lighting curbs on public roads

AEC deems Santa Marta fossil fuel conference a threat to Africa’s energy development

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has voiced its strong opposition to the Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference taking place in Santa Marta, Colombia, this week.

China’s JinkoSolar to supply Nigeria with 600 MW in rooftop installations

China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co. Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) has secured 600 MW in new supply agreements to expand rooftop installations across Nigeria amid rising power costs and chronically unreliable grid supply.

Chariot advances Nigerian lithium push as licence transfers reach halfway mark

Chariot Resources (ASX: CC9) has secured five of 10 targeted lithium licences in Nigeria, marking partial progress in its acquisition of a mineral portfolio and prompting an extension of the transaction deadline to August 5.

Chinese renewable energy group Sungrow installs microgrids at mines in Namibia and Zambia

Sungrow, a Chinese photovoltaic inverter and energy storage systems provider, has installed mining microgrid power solutions at two mines in Zambia and Namibia.

Zimbabwe exports its and Africa's first lithium sulphate shipment

Zimbabwe has dispatched its inaugural lithium sulphate shipment to China, a major step in the southern African nation's drive to export more value-added products.

South Africa’s Envusa launches 520MW renewable cluster serving mining operations

Envusa Energy has launched 520MW of renewable capacity under its $810mn Koruson 2 cluster, supplying clean electricity to major South African mining operations via Eskom’s grid.

Empower enters Cameroon with 1.8MW solar-plus-storage deal for cocoa processor

A 1.8MWp rooftop solar installation combined with a 2.5MWh battery system backed by Norway-based Empower New Energy is now under development in Cameroon

Kaishan begins commercial operations at 35MW geothermal plant in Kenya’s Rift Valley

China’s Kaishan Group (SHE:300257) has begun commercial operations at a 35 MW geothermal plant in Kenya’s Menengai field, marking its transition from contractor to owner-operator in one of Africa’s key renewable energy hubs

Zambia clinches $1.5bn deal with Chinese firm for construction of 3 power plants to produce 900 MW

Zambia has secured investment worth $1.5bn from China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) for the construction of three electricity generation plants.