Africa
Nigeria has launched its first floating solar project with a Chinese contractor to build a 7MW plant at the University of Lagos lagoon campus.
The conflict raging in the Middle East has left many oil-importing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa exposed to significant crude supply shocks, but new LNG developments will only add to that risk, say experts.
Africa’s natural gas industry is growing, but has various challenges to navigate for both domestic and export projects, with dynamics also varying by region.
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.
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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.
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has said that Senegal will halt gas imports in 2026, to save $227 million annually, boost electricity for low-income households, and utilise new domestic offshore gas.
The Republic of Congo sealed a $23bn oil & gas deal with Wing Wah to expand the Banga Kayo, Holmoni, and Cayo fields.
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At the global energy conference ADIPEC, Nigeria’s petroleum minister Ekperikpe Ekpo controversially pushed back against a phase-out of fossil fuels, saying the country is committed to an “energy mix.”
Nigeria is scaling up natural gas production as a low-carbon transition fuel, NNPC’s GCEO says, targeting $60 billion investment by 2030.
Nigeria’s Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline has crossed the River Niger, marking a major milestone toward industrialisation, regional energy access, and internal gas distribution, officials said on Tuesday at NOG Energy Week.
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Critics say blaming the fires on militancy masks another problem plaguing Niger Delta communities: the safety risks of ageing oil and gas facilities.
New research spotlights how the EACOP project is bringing a host of financial and security risks to tens of thousands of women in Uganda who have been displaced by the pipeline.
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Once-fertile farmlands of the Niger Delta, that have supported families for decades, have turned barren due to oil pollution, say locals.
Shell’s decision to end nearly nine decades of operations in the Niger Delta has sparked concern over accountability for environmental damage in Nigeria.
Gas flaring, routinely carried out by companies producing oil in Nigeria, poses a significant hazard to the health of those exposed to it, especially children.