Sustainable Energy B2B Expo
21 May, 2026 | Accra, Ghana
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Enlit Africa
19-21 May, 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa
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International Conference on Energy Storage and Conversion (ICESC-26)
19-20 May, 2026 | Yaounde, Cameroon
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Cairo–APPO Talks Spotlight Deepening African Energy Integration and Financing Agenda
Cairo is positioning itself at the centre of a renewed push for African energy integration, following high-level discussions between Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, and the Secretary-General of the African Petroleum Producers Organisation (African Petroleum Producers Organisation), Farid Ghazali, on Monday, 11 May 2026. The meeting focused on strengthening coordination between…
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Dangote Eyes East African Refinery as Kenya Takes Lead Over Tanzania
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote is advancing plans for a major refinery investment in East Africa, with Kenya increasingly emerging as the preferred location for the proposed project. The refinery, estimated to cost between $15 billion and $19 billion, would process up to 650,000 barrels of crude oil per day, placing it among the largest energy…
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Market Analysis: Africa’s Natural Gas Emerges as Strategic Fuel for the AI Data Centre Boom
The rapid growth of AI infrastructure is driving global electricity demand higher, making reliable power supply a key factor in data centre investment decisions. As hyperscale facilities require continuous energy, Africa’s vast natural gas reserves are emerging as a strategic advantage. The continent holds more than 600 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, but…
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Kenya’s Power Constraints Stall Microsoft-Backed Data Centre Project
Kenya’s ambitions to position itself as a regional hub for artificial intelligence and hyperscale cloud infrastructure have encountered a major obstacle after plans for a $1 billion Microsoft- and G42-backed data centre were effectively suspended over concerns about electricity supply.The proposed facility, unveiled during President William Ruto’s state visit to Washington in May 2024, was…
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Renewvia Targets Four African Markets With $750m Mini-Grid Expansion
US-based renewable energy developer Renewvia Energy is preparing a major expansion of its African operations, with plans to invest approximately $750 million in solar-powered mini-grid infrastructure across Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.The expansion forms part of a broader industry push to tackle Sub-Saharan Africa’s persistent electricity access gap through decentralised energy…
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Sampol Opens Tangier Base As European Energy Firms Deepen African Push
Spanish engineering group Sampol Group has established a new office in Tangier, marking a strategic expansion aimed at strengthening its presence across North and sub-Saharan Africa’s fast-evolving energy markets. The Mallorca-headquartered firm, already active in Morocco through ongoing projects, said the Tangier hub will consolidate its local operations while acting as a springboard for wider…
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Africa’s Energy Data Enters Real-Time Era
Africa’s energy sector is beginning to see tangible gains from a maturing collaboration between TGS and Starlink, as advances in satellite connectivity and cloud integration start to reshape how seismic data is handled across the continent. While the integration of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite technology into seismic workflows has been under development for several…
