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A view shows part of Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

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Egbert Faibille Jr delivered a public lecture on Ghana's energy sector at the University of Ghana 75-year anniversary in January. Source: x.com

Ghana ponders sliding scale oil royalties to stimulate investment

Maxwell Akalaara Adombila 16 Nov 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference on the day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels. Source: Reuters/Johanna Geron

Germany is willing to spend on Nigeria energy

Felix Onuah and Andreas Rinke 29 Oct 2023

Karpowership Mehmet Bey. Source: Karpowership.com

Karpowership cuts Guinea-Bissau supply for unpaid bills

Alberto Dabo 18 Oct 2023

Karadeniz Powerships KPS Orka Sultan, KPS LNG Anatolia and KPS Orhan Ali Khan are pictured at Altinova port in the Gulf of Izmit, Turkey. Source: Reuters/Yoruk Isik

Karpowership switches off supply in Senegal because of unpaid bill

Umaru Fofana 8 Sep 2023

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Abraham Achirga 7 Aug 2023

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

2 Aug 2023

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

27 Jul 2023

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

19 Jul 2023

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

14 Jul 2023

Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

Wale Yusuff 6 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

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A view shows part of Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Second fuel price hike in Nigeria in as many weeks

Camillus Eboh 17 Sep 2024

Nigeria suffered 46 grid collapses between 2017 and 2023

Nigeria suffers 5th grid collapse of 2024

Isaac Anyaogu 15 Apr 2024

Shell joins international sell-off of Nigeria onshore oil and gas holdings

Ron Bousso 17 Jan 2024

Egbert Faibille Jr delivered a public lecture on Ghana's energy sector at the University of Ghana 75-year anniversary in January. Source: x.com

Ghana ponders sliding scale oil royalties to stimulate investment

Maxwell Akalaara Adombila 16 Nov 2023

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a press conference on the day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels. Source: Reuters/Johanna Geron

Germany is willing to spend on Nigeria energy

Felix Onuah and Andreas Rinke 29 Oct 2023

Karpowership Mehmet Bey. Source: Karpowership.com

Karpowership cuts Guinea-Bissau supply for unpaid bills

Alberto Dabo 18 Oct 2023

Karadeniz Powerships KPS Orka Sultan, KPS LNG Anatolia and KPS Orhan Ali Khan are pictured at Altinova port in the Gulf of Izmit, Turkey. Source: Reuters/Yoruk Isik

Karpowership switches off supply in Senegal because of unpaid bill

Umaru Fofana 8 Sep 2023

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria

Abraham Achirga 7 Aug 2023

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

SolarAfrica, Starsight Energy complete merger

2 Aug 2023

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

SolarAfrica's David McDonald recognised among SolarQuarter's 40 under 40 for 2023

27 Jul 2023

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

19 Jul 2023

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

14 Jul 2023

Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

Nigeria's industrial sector rising to challenges of decarbonisation, energy security

Wale Yusuff 6 Jul 2023

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Boosting Africa's energy transition - initiatives, funding and investment

Kieran Whyte et al. 26 Jun 2023

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Senegal seals €2.5bn green energy deal with richer nations

Elizabeth Pineau and John Irish 23 Jun 2023

US should accelerate funding of Nigeria's energy transition, says Tinubu

US should accelerate funding of Nigeria's energy transition, says Tinubu

Felix Onuah 20 Jun 2023

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Africa's minerals and energy potential: A modern-day 'gold rush'

Bhavtik Vallabhjee 14 Jun 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA

Noah Browning 25 May 2023

Ghana raises electricity tariffs by more than 18%

Ghana raises electricity tariffs by more than 18%

Christian Akorlie 19 May 2023

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

#EnlitAfrica2023: Technology key to Africa's just energy transition

18 May 2023

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

#AfricaMonth: Renewable energy deployment and the need for increased investment in Africa

Sindy Peters 16 May 2023

Italy to announce Africa energy cooperation plan in October, says PM

Italy to announce Africa energy cooperation plan in October, says PM

Alvise Armellini and Federico Maccioni 17 Apr 2023

9.6% growth recorded in renewables in 2022 despite energy crisis

9.6% growth recorded in renewables in 2022 despite energy crisis

3 Apr 2023

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Ghana's power producers urge government to pay $1.4bn debt

Christian Akorlie 24 Mar 2023

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Flexible power technologies will make Africa's energy leapfrogging a reality

Marc Thiriet 22 Mar 2023

Côte d'Ivoire signs deal for 50-70MW solar plant with UAE's Masdar

Côte d'Ivoire signs deal for 50-70MW solar plant with UAE's Masdar

Bate Felix 10 Mar 2023

Consortium signs $34bn MoU for hydrogen project in Mauritania

Consortium signs $34bn MoU for hydrogen project in Mauritania

Riham Alkousaa and Friederike Heine 8 Mar 2023

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

New French fund with €87.5m targets African solar development

Forrest Crellin and Sudip Kar-Gupta 27 Feb 2023

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Klaus Hubacek, Jin Yan, Yuli Shan and Yuru Guan 17 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

ESG integration is required to promote a just energy transition in Africa

Vincent Obisie-Orlu 26 Jan 2023

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Francesca Landini 3 Jan 2023

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Christiaan De Beukelaer 9 Dec 2022

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

More finance needed for Africa's energy transition opportunities

Bate Felix 2 Dec 2022

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

COP27 must work out how to cut carbon and still develop African economies

Bethel Tarekegne 7 Nov 2022

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

State of African Energy: 2023 Outlook report out now

27 Oct 2022

Côte d'Ivoire starts construction on first biomass power plant

Côte d'Ivoire starts construction on first biomass power plant

Loucoumane Coulibaly 26 Oct 2022