Namibia Signs Fresh Round of MoUs to Fast-Track Its Green Hydrogen Ambitions
Namibia has taken a further step toward realising its green hydrogen strategy by signing several new memoranda of understanding with…
South Africa Opens the Grid to Private Capital as Stranded Wind and Solar Projects Pile Up
South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, together with the Independent Power Producer Office, is restructuring its Renewable Energy…
Africa’s $74.5 Billion Problem: How an Obscure Credit Rule Is Strangling the Continent’s Clean Energy Boom
Despite billions of dollars pledged for Africa’s clean energy transition, many renewable energy projects across the continent are struggling to…
DR Congo Greenlights Region’s Largest Solar Plant in Bid to Light Up Underserved Nioki Centre
The Democratic Republic of Congo has awarded a contract for the construction of a new 3-megawatt solar power plant in…
Zambia Inks Deal for 500 MW Solar Park as South Korean Capital Bets Big on Its Grid
Zambia has signed a power purchase agreement for a major 500-megawatt solar park, backed by a South Korean investor in…
Nigeria Pushes Ahead on AKK Gas Pipeline, Eyeing Industrial Revival for Kaduna and Kano
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has intensified construction on the 614-kilometre Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano gas pipeline, a flagship project under the…
East African Crude Oil Pipeline Construction Ramps Up Despite Financing Headwinds
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline, a 1,443-kilometre heated pipeline designed to transport crude oil from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields…
Azule Energy Unveils Full Scope of $5.1 Billion Greater PAJ Project — 17 Wells, Five Fields, One New FPSO
Azule Energy, the joint venture between Eni and bp, has announced the Final Investment Decision for the Greater PAJ Project,…
French Marine Contractor Bourbon Wins Subsea Deal on Ghana’s Flagship Jubilee Field
French subsea and marine services contractor Bourbon has been awarded a new multi-month contract for operations on the Jubilee field…
Chinese Green Tech Giant Envision Energy Plants Its Flag in Cape Town to Power Africa’s Renewable Push
Global green technology company Envision Energy has officially inaugurated its South Africa office in Cape Town, marking a significant step…
African Development Bank Pumps $100 Million into West African Lender to Fast-Track Clean Energy Access
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $100 million financing package for the ECOWAS…
Cost Overruns and Slipping Deadlines: Why Africa’s Flagship Energy Mega-Projects Keep Falling Behind
Africa’s largest energy projects are frequently plagued by repeated delays, pointing to persistent structural challenges across the continent’s energy sector,…
Ivory Coast’s Offshore Boom Rolls On as Baleine Expansion and New Drilling Campaigns Stack Up
Côte d’Ivoire is solidifying its position as one of West Africa’s most rapidly expanding upstream oil and gas markets, driven…
Botswana Flips the Switch: $100 Million Deal Launches Nation’s First Utility-Scale Solar Plant as It Eyes Regional Power Dominance
Botswana is stepping boldly into the renewable energy arena, breaking ground on its first utility-scale solar power plant after developers…
Murphy Oil Strikes Big Offshore Côte d’Ivoire — Bubale Discovery Could Hold Up to 850 Million Barrels
Murphy Oil Corporation has confirmed a significant oil discovery at its Bubale-1X exploration well offshore Côte d’Ivoire, validating the company’s…
Angola Greenlights $5.1 Billion Offshore Mega-Project as Azule Energy Locks In Final Investment Decision
Azule Energy, the joint venture between BP and Eni, together with its partners, has given final approval for the $5.1…
Namibia’s Offshore Gold Rush Intensifies as Shell, TotalEnergies and Galp Pour Billions into Orange Basin
Namibia’s offshore Orange Basin continues to dominate global upstream headlines as supermajors Shell, TotalEnergies, and Galp Energia escalate exploration and…
Dangote Refinery’s Crude Supply Tussle with Nigerian Regulators Threatens to Slow West Africa’s Fuel Revolution
The 650,000-barrel-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos has begun commercial operations for gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel, marking a historic…
Mozambique’s Second LNG Giant Edges Toward Go-Ahead as Eni-Led Group Eyes Coral Norte FID
Italian energy major Eni, alongside partners ExxonMobil, CNPC, GALP, KOGAS, and Mozambique’s state-owned ENH, is steering the Coral Norte floating…
Angola Dangles Sweet Fiscal Terms to Lure Drillers Back to Its Mature Fields and Deepwater Blocks
Following its formal exit from OPEC, Angola’s National Agency for Oil, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) has launched a new licensing…