Nigeria is seeking to build up domestic solar manufacturing, which could boost solar deployment while capturing more economic value for the country.
Botswana secured $100 million to build its first 100-megawatt solar plant, positioning the nation as a regional energy supplier.
Tunisia is to host a 130 MW solar plant funded by Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism, boosting renewables capacity, easing energy deficits, and advancing efforts to cut emissions and reduce reliance on imported hydrocarbons.
Ugandan activists and farmers have filed a final legal challenge in London to halt the nearly-completed East African Crude Oil Pipeline, escalating global scrutiny over the controversial fossil fuel mega-project.
Nigeria has launched its first floating solar project with a Chinese contractor to build a 7MW plant at the University of Lagos lagoon campus.
Egypt has discovered a new gas field in its Western Desert, but experts warn that the country’s gas expansion strategy still faces several risks.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving energy access for all, but said that oil and gas are still central to the country’s energy mix.
Nigeria’s gas minister has called for shifting from energy poverty to prosperity, controversially positioning natural gas as the fastest path to industrial growth and inclusive economic development.
Ethiopia and Nigeria have launched a continent-wide LNG rail corridor to move gas across Sub-Saharan Africa, with the aim of easing energy shortages, but gas dependency is also a risk, warn experts.
Nigeria has begun exporting locally-manufactured solar panels to Ghana, marking a milestone in energy industrialisation, trade, and clean ambitions.