Industrial gases producer Afrox has secured a decade-long renewable energy supply agreement with Discovery Green, marking another significant shift towards cleaner industrial operations in South Africa’s energy-intensive manufacturing sector. The agreement will see Discovery Green supply approximately 28GWh of renewable electricity annually to Afrox’s air separation unit (ASU) in Kuils River, Cape Town, beginning in…
The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the Government of Gabon, has concluded the 10th Africa Energy Market Place in Libreville, reinforcing efforts to accelerate investment and reform in Gabon’s power sector. The two-day forum, held on 8–9 April 2026, convened policymakers, financiers and private sector stakeholders to advance delivery under Mission 300—a joint…
Nigeria and South Africa are stepping up efforts to deepen bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, signalling a coordinated push towards strengthening Africa’s long-term energy security and investment attractiveness. The initiative was underscored at the South Africa Energy Collaboration Breakfast Roundtable in Lagos, convened in partnership with the Africa Energy Chamber, where senior officials and…
Sierra Leone has taken a further step to position itself as an emerging upstream destination, awarding a new offshore petroleum licence to Marginal Energy as part of a broader strategy to attract exploration capital and accelerate basin development. The agreement, executed on 23 April at the Invest in African Energy Forum, grants the Nigerian independent…
AfDB and ILX close their first joint renewable energy deal in Egypt, financing a 1.1 GW wind project to accelerate the country’s energy transition and attract institutional capital to African climate infrastructure.
The proposed Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline has now reached a critical juncture, with an intergovernmental agreement IGA scheduled to be signed this year. The total cost estimate for the project is valued at approximately $25 billion, and this is a consequence of over a decade of feasibility studies, Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), and negotiations, which have…
Botswana has advanced its energy diversification strategy through a suite of agreements with Oman, spanning upstream minerals, fuel infrastructure and renewable power, following a high-level visit to Muscat. During a three-day state visit, President Duma Boko and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq oversaw the signing of accords aimed at deepening bilateral economic cooperation and unlocking long-term…
Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) returned to focus at this week’s EGYPES conference in Cairo, where energy ministers from Cyprus and Egypt signed a framework agreement on future gas exports. While politically symbolic, the deal primarily reaffirms the intent to route Cypriot offshore gas through Egyptian infrastructure to global LNG markets. However, the agreement does…
Senegal and Nigeria are advancing a more coordinated approach to energy development, following high-level engagements in Abuja aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across gas and refining value chains.The discussions, involving Nigeria’s Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, centred on aligning policy frameworks, optimising natural gas development, and enhancing refining capacity. The…
Botswana’s talks over the possibility of acquiring a 30% equity stake in Angola’s $6.6 billion Lobito refinery project signal a new direction in the downstream energy sector in Southern Africa, as governments increasingly look to infrastructure-based energy security.The talks, confirmed by Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, are still in the exploratory phase following recent…
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