The African Development Bank and UK Export Finance have signed a landmark agreement to mobilise capital for energy, infrastructure and strategic investments across Africa, expanding co-financing opportunities.
The United Arab Emirates is accelerating investment in clean energy, nuclear power and efficiency measures as it seeks to strengthen electricity supply security while accommodating economic and population growth. Speaking ahead of World Energy Day on 22 October, Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said the country’s energy strategy centres on…
African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 closed in Cape Town with more than $17 billion in investment commitments, new licensing opportunities and corporate agreements spanning Africa’s oil, gas and power industries. Held from 12–16 October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, the African Energy Chamber-organised event attracted more than 12,000 delegates, bringing together governments, energy…
African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 has underscored the growing importance of Pan-African cooperation in developing the continent’s energy sector, with agreements spanning national oil company collaboration, upstream investment and long-term industry intelligence partnerships. The agreements, signed in Cape Town during the event, reflect a shared ambition to strengthen Africa’s energy security, mobilise investment and build…
Egypt is seeking deeper energy partnerships across Africa, with a focus on expanding domestic processing, strengthening regional trade and retaining more value from the continent’s natural resources. Karim Badawi, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, outlined the strategy at the Alamein Africa Forum, arguing that African countries must move beyond exporting raw commodities and…
India-based solar developer Orb Energy has secured a $2 million investment from KawiSafi Ventures to accelerate the deployment of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects across East Africa, with Kenya at the centre of its expansion strategy. The funding, provided through KawiSafi’s second fund, is expected to help Orb move a pipeline of rooftop, ground-mounted…
Kenya is positioning itself for a larger role in East Africa’s downstream energy market with the launch of a proposed $16 billion refinery and petrochemicals complex in Lamu County. Dangote Group president and CEO Aliko Dangote and Kenyan President William Ruto broke ground on the facility in Mokowe, where the Dangote East Africa Petroleum and…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is moving ahead with plans for a landmark $1.6 billion public offering, as Africa’s largest refinery seeks to tap capital markets to fund its next phase of expansion.Aliko Dangote and the company’s advisers have signed the registration documents for the proposed initial public offering (IPO), following approval from Nigeria’s Securities…
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….
More than 30 energy experts from COMESA member states have gathered in Hangzhou, China, for a 14-day training programme aimed at strengthening technical expertise in renewable energy and supporting industrial development across Eastern and Southern Africa. The seminar is organised through the Regional Association of Energy Regulators for Eastern and Southern Africa (RAERESA) in partnership…
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