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Smart Energies expands into renewables and e-mobility in Nigeria
Smart Energies, a Nigerian energy company, has introduced electric motorcycles, solar charging stations, prepaid cooking gas cards, and a multi-service mobile application as part of its expansion into clean energy and mobility across the country
Nigeria inks $60mn container electrification deal to green its ports amid bottlenecks
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African Energy Chamber to release State of African Energy 2026 Outlook at AEW 2025 in Cape Town
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has announced the launch of its latest report, written in collaboration with S&P Global Commodity Insights, at the African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies conference in Cape Town.
Iron ore developer Genmin advances Gabon project as Sinohydro tables EPC bids and funding options
Australian iron ore developer Genmin has received engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) proposals from Chinese hydropower company Sinohydro for key non-process infrastructure at the Baniaka iron ore project in Gabon.
Nigeria’s Koolboks secures $11mn to expand local assembly and cut prices
Lagos-based Koolboks, which makes solar-powered, off-grid refrigerators aimed at providing reliable cooling in areas with limited electricity, has raised $11mn in Series A funding to expand its local assembly operations and reduce end-user prices.
British IPP Savannah Energy to buy 50% stake in Africa-focused Klinchenberg BV from Norfund
British independent power producer Savannah Energy (Savannah) has agreed to acquire a 50.1% stake that Norway's Norfund holds in Klinchenberg BV, which has stakes in assets in five African countries.
GoviEx extends Niger arbitration pause while advancing Tombador reverse takeover
GoviEx extends Niger arbitration pause while advancing Tombador reverse takeover
Global Alliance commits $7.5bn to clean energy in developing world
Analysts have repeatedly warned that clean energy investment in developing economies such as Afghanistan, but excluding China, remains dangerously below levels required to meet international climate objectives.
Zimbabwe EPCM group Tonga Tron seeks ideal sites to build solar farms
Zimbabwean engineering, procurement, construction and management (EPCM) firm Tonga Tron is exploring potential sites to establish solar farms west of the country.
South Africa’s power utility Eskom projects loadshedding-free summer after 4,000 MW capacity boost
Eskom is continuing to implement its Generation Recovery Plan. The utility has added 4,000 MW during winter months, leading to a projected summer without power cuts.
Kenya revives $2.7bn High Grand Falls Dam project
Kenya has revived the $2.7bn High Grand Falls Dam on the Tana River, a flagship project designed to generate up to 1,000 MW of hydropower and provide irrigation water for agriculture.
Wärtsilä secures five-year contract to operate 23MW power plant at Senegal gold mine
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 5-year operations and maintenance contract with Boto SA, a subsidiary of Moroccan miner Managem, to operate a 23MW captive power plant at the Boto gold project in eastern Senegal.
Kenya’s MRM and Orb Energy partner on 2.9-MW rooftop solar project, push to accelerate green transition
Kenya’s Mabati Rolling Mills (MRM), part of the Safal Group, has partnered with Indian solar solutions provider Orb Energy to accelerate the country’s green transition through industrial-scale solar adoption.
Nigeria signs joint venture for 1 GW solar panel plant with 50% local content target
Nigeria has established Solarge Nigeria with Infrastructure Corp of Nigeria and Dutch manufacturer Solarge BV to build & operate a 1 GW solar module factory, backed by a 5-year, 200-MW/year purchase agreement from the Rural Electrification Agency.
Kenya’s KenGen secures EV manufacturer for Olkaria geothermal hub
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Zimbabwe gets $455mn power plant rehabilitation deal with India's Jindal Africa
Zimbabwe has contracted the African unit of Indian firm Jindal Steel to undertake a $455mn refurbishment of a 920-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant west of the southern African country.
Hive Hydrogen South Africa's proposed 1GW wind farm gets environmental approval
Hive Hydrogen said the Carissa Wind Energy Facility is the largest fully permitted wind energy project in South Africa.
Rwanda plans $1bn investment in power sector to boost output as demand surges from industry, data centres
Kigali plans $1bn in new generation capacity, including hydropower, solar, methane and regional imports, as household electricity access climbs to 84.6% and demand from industries and data centres surges.
Tanzania secures Austrian support for solar projects through UniCredit–Bank Austria
The Austrian government, through UniCredit–Bank Austria, listed on the Borsa Italiana, has pledged financial support to Tanzania for the rollout of solar energy projects
Uganda to finance power, transport, and water projects linking South Sudan with $358mn loan
Libya launches first MEPS and energy labels, via EU-backed UNDP project
Libya introduces six new appliance standards and an energy labelling system under an EU-financed UNDP initiative to improve efficiency and reduce grid strain.
South Africa adds 928 MW of solar in Q1 on SAPVIA estimates
South Africa’s SAPVIA estimates the country added 928 MW of new solar in Q1 2025, with cumulative capacity nearing 9.5 GW and a 14.9 GW project pipeline.
EBRD approves $74mn for Egypt’s 200 MW Ras Ghareb wind project
The 200 MW Ras Ghareb wind farm in Egypt, developed by Infinity Power and Masdar, will add 810,000 MWh of clean power annually.
Kenya’s KenGen launches feasibility studies for 200MW Marsabit wind farm as power demand surges
Electricity demand in Kenya is growing by 100MW annually. Top power producer KenGen said over the next 10 years it aims to add 1,500MW to the grid, all of it "green energy".
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