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Gwede Mantashe delivered the opening keynote of the Ministerial Symposium at AOW

#AOW2024: Energy ministers kick off oil conference behind closed doors

Source: © 123rf Standard Bank Group and Meridiam hosted an event, Unlocking public infrastructure investment in South Africa, to unlock investment opportunities in alternate energy infrastructure on the continent

Standard Bank and Meridiam team up to to boost opportunities in Africa’s energy infrastructure

30 Sep 2024

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

By Camillus Eboh 17 Sep 2024

Source © Re Global

Enabling Africa to be a global green hydrogen powerhouse

22 Dec 2022

Zimbabwe proposes incentives for $1bn solar projects

Zimbabwe proposes incentives for $1bn solar projects

Nelson Banya 20 Dec 2022

Uganda says it will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year

Uganda says it will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year

Elias Biryabarema 12 Dec 2022

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

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 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

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 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: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

Maha El Dahan and Alaa Swilam 8 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

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

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

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

11 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigerian oil firm NNPC buys OVH Energy's downstream assets

MacDonald Dzirutwe 4 Oct 2022

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Libby George 28 Sep 2022

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

27 Sep 2022

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

26 Sep 2022

Be ahead of the game

Be ahead of the game

Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

Africa's first hydrogen power plant expected to produce electricity from 2024

Africa's first hydrogen power plant expected to produce electricity from 2024

13 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

8 Sep 2022

Botswana awards Norway's Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

Botswana awards Norway's Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

1 Sep 2022

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Libby George 25 Aug 2022

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Source © Re Global

Enabling Africa to be a global green hydrogen powerhouse

22 Dec 2022

Zimbabwe proposes incentives for $1bn solar projects

Zimbabwe proposes incentives for $1bn solar projects

Nelson Banya 20 Dec 2022

Uganda says it will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year

Uganda says it will not renew Eskom's hydropower licences next year

Elias Biryabarema 12 Dec 2022

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

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Zambia to ration electricity following big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba

Chris Mfula 2 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

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

Nyasha Chingono 28 Nov 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 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: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

#COP27: UAE, Egypt agree to build one of the world's biggest wind farms

Maha El Dahan and Alaa Swilam 8 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

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

LHWP Phase 2 Oxbow Hydropower Scheme underway

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

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Analysis: Renewables shift lays bare Africa's energy dilemma

Bate Felix 20 Oct 2022

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

Hitachi Energy to secure power supply along DRC Inga-Kolwezi HVDC link

19 Oct 2022

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

SA's Brayfoil Technologies startup wins GEA Summit pitch competition

11 Oct 2022

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

African countries to push for more fossil fuel projects at COP27

Wendell Roelf 5 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo

Nigerian oil firm NNPC buys OVH Energy's downstream assets

MacDonald Dzirutwe 4 Oct 2022

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Oil giant Shell snaps up African solar provider Daystar Power

Libby George 28 Sep 2022

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

Nigeria suffers widespread blackouts after electricity grid fails

27 Sep 2022

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

Starsight Energy, SolarAfrica announce merger

26 Sep 2022

Be ahead of the game

Be ahead of the game

Bizcommunity.com 15 Sep 2022

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Scrap metals recycler Romco eyes green hydrogen to power furnaces in Africa

Angela Ukomadu 14 Sep 2022

Africa's first hydrogen power plant expected to produce electricity from 2024

Africa's first hydrogen power plant expected to produce electricity from 2024

13 Sep 2022

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

5 young African leaders shortlisted for Äänit Prize

8 Sep 2022

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

Nigeria to send more LNG to Europe by next winter

8 Sep 2022

Botswana awards Norway's Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

Botswana awards Norway's Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

1 Sep 2022

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Nigeria seeking extra $410bn for energy transition plan

Libby George 25 Aug 2022

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

Algeria, Niger and Nigeria sign MoU for Saharan gas pipeline

Lamine Chikhi 1 Aug 2022

Kenyan electricity producer KenGen adds 86MW to grid from geothermal plant

Kenyan electricity producer KenGen adds 86MW to grid from geothermal plant

27 Jul 2022

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Algeria inks $4bn Italy gas supply deal

Lamine Chikhi and Giulia Segreti 20 Jul 2022

Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

Can we build net-zero data centres in Africa?

Craig Blankers 14 Jul 2022

Southern Africa in prime position to become major green hydrogen exporter

Southern Africa in prime position to become major green hydrogen exporter

11 Jul 2022

Senegal sees growing support for African gas amid Ukraine war

Senegal sees growing support for African gas amid Ukraine war

Aaron Ross 8 Jul 2022

AEC releases State of African Energy Q2, 2022 report

AEC releases State of African Energy Q2, 2022 report

7 Jul 2022

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

COP27 conference must advance African energy, development - officials

Noah Browning 24 Jun 2022

Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away

Russia seeks new fuel markets in Africa, Middle East as Europe turns away

23 Jun 2022

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Time is running out for Africa to profit from its gas, IEA says

Noah Browning 20 Jun 2022

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