South Africa’s offshore oil and gas ambitions have suffered a significant setback after the Constitutional Court permanently halted Shell and Impact Africa’s exploration plans along the Wild Coast, bringing a five-year legal dispute to an end. The ruling overturns a previous Supreme Court of Appeal decision that had allowed the companies another opportunity to address…
Malawi is turning to battery storage, seeking to reduce the climate risks facing its electricity system and build a more reliable platform for renewable energy growth. The country has commissioned its first standalone utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 20MW/40MWh installation at Kanengo in Lilongwe. Developed by the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM)…
Africa’s green transition is increasingly being framed not simply as a climate imperative, but as an economic and employment opportunity, with policymakers, investors and industry leaders gathering in Nairobi, Kenya to examine how clean growth can translate into jobs at scale. The inaugural GreenWorks 4 Africa Forum, convened by Jacob’s Ladder Africa (JLA), opened on…
Madagascar has taken a significant step towards greater state control of its fuel supply, ending a 25-year arrangement that gave a limited group of private companies exclusive control over petroleum product imports. The policy shift was marked by the arrival of the Sunda 1 at the port of Toamasina, carrying diesel from China. Energy Minister…
Nigeria is moving to unlock a new wave of deep offshore investment after President Bola Tinubu approved a framework designed to attract up to $50 billion in capital and revive oil and gas projects that have remained stalled for years. The new regime, introduced through the Deep Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Incentives (Tax Remission)…
South Africa is seeking to attract Chinese manufacturing capacity as it accelerates investment in the transmission infrastructure required to connect new generation capacity to the grid. Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said three Chinese original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs) had committed to establishing manufacturing facilities in South Africa following a high-level investment mission to China….
Development finance institutions (DFIs) are increasingly directing renewable energy investment towards African markets that offer political stability, regulatory certainty and commercially viable projects. Kenya has emerged as one of the continent’s strongest examples, demonstrating how institutional reforms and blended finance can attract long-term capital for the energy transition. Rather than withdrawing from Africa, DFIs are…
Africa’s ambition to deliver universal electricity access is increasingly being shaped by regional cooperation rather than isolated national investment. As governments pursue the goal of connecting 300 million people to electricity by 2030 under Mission 300, policymakers and financiers are placing greater emphasis on cross-border electricity trade as a cost-effective solution to strengthen energy security…
As distributed energy solutions gain momentum across Africa, South African energy technology company Wetility is positioning itself at the forefront of digital power management by helping households and small businesses optimise electricity consumption through connected energy systems. Founded in 2019 by Zimbabwean entrepreneur Vincent Maposa, Wetility has developed an integrated energy platform that combines solar…
South Africa has added a major new asset to its renewable energy portfolio with the commissioning of the Hydra hybrid power project in the Northern Cape, the largest integrated solar photovoltaic and battery energy storage facility on the African continent. Developed by TotalEnergies in partnership with Hydra Storage Holding and Reatile Renewables, the project combines…
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