TotalEnergies switches on Hydra, Africa's largest hybrid renewable project, in the Northern Cape
TotalEnergies and its partners have inaugurated the Hydra project in South Africa's Northern Cape province, co...
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An oil-and-gas body builds a transmission platform: reading the AEC's move into power
The African Energy Chamber has announced a new conference strand, Power Africa Today, to debut within African Energy Week in Cape Town from 12 to 16 October, dedicated to the policy, financing and inf...
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Cape Town approves two data centres requiring about 174 MW, with water use still undisclosed
The City of Cape Town's Municipal Planning Tribunal has approved land-use applications paving the way for two...
Africa's 2026 on-grid solar additions already surpass 2025 as costs fall and storage deals multiply
Africa's grid-connected solar capacity additions in 2026 have already overtaken those of the whole of 2025, ac...
University of Johannesburg group advances green-hydrogen and battery technologies with local partners
A research group at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) is developing a range of green-hydrogen and energy-sto...
Oil & Gas
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Une organisation pétrolière et gazière bâtit une plateforme sur le transport : lecture du virage de l'AEC vers l'électricité
La Chambre africaine de l'énergie a annoncé une nouvelle conférence, Power Africa Today, qui fera ses débuts a...
An oil-and-gas body builds a transmission platform: reading the AEC's move into power
The African Energy Chamber has announced a new conference strand, Power Africa Today, to debut within African...
How the Iran War Made the Case for African Refining, and Exposed Its Limits
Renewed escalation in the Gulf has again disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which roughly a...
Dangote confirms $17 billion, 700,000 bpd refinery will be built at Lamu in Kenya
Aliko Dangote has confirmed that his planned East African oil refinery will be built at Lamu, on Kenya's coast...
Power Infra
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Power cuts in DRC's Haut-Katanga tied to $33m SNEL–ZESCO billing dispute
Repeated power cuts in the south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — affecting the territories of Sakania,...
Matadi terminal rebuild carries energy-sector weight for the DRC's power and mining supply chains
The $250-million reconstruction of the container terminal at the Port of Matadi, the Democratic Republic of Co...
Data Centres, Digital Infrastructure, and the New Demand Curve Africa's Grid Must Serve
Africa's power infrastructure was designed for a different economy. The demand curve utilities modelled for —...
The Mini-Grid Infrastructure Play: Building Power Systems That Work Where the National Grid Cannot Reach
There are parts of Africa where the national grid will not arrive for decades — not because the technology doe...
Energy Finance
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After ferrochrome, a queue forms: South Africa's industrial power discounts are multiplying
The restart of Glencore Merafe's Boshoek and Wonderkop ferrochrome smelters, unlocked by a discounted 62c/kWh...
The Lobito Corridor's risk architecture: what sits underneath Africa's most watched infrastructure project
The Lobito Corridor — the trans-African rail and logistics axis connecting the DRC's copper and cobalt mining...
De Brazzaville à Alger, la RDC déploie une diplomatie énergétique pour repositionner son secteur pétrolier
La République démocratique du Congo a multiplié depuis la fin de 2025 les initiatives diplomatiques destinées...
From Brazzaville to Algiers, the DRC presses an energy-diplomacy drive to reposition its oil sector
The Democratic Republic of Congo has stepped up a series of diplomatic initiatives since late 2025 aimed at re...
Tech & Equipment
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Online course: EPC Contracts for the Energy Industry (June 2026)
A five-session live online course on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for the energy...
Why an African water delegation to Budapest is an energy story
When 45 senior water-sector decision-makers from 15 African countries travelled to Budapest in late February 2...
Solar Manufacturing in Africa: The Continent Moves from Importer to Producer
Africa has, for the entirety of its solar boom, been an importer of solar technology. Panels from China, inver...
Green Hydrogen Equipment: Where Africa Stands in the Global Manufacturing Race
Green hydrogen has generated more policy papers, conference panels, and investment pledges in Africa than almo...
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