In South Africa, to improve access to essential services, the City of Johannesburg, under the leadership of Mayor Dada Morero, has decided to invest nearly 300 million rands (around USD 17 million) in the electrification of its informal settlements. This measure, announced on May 10, 2025, aims to provide thousandsContinue Reading
Ethiopia has signed investment deals for its minerals and energy sectors worth more than $1.7-billion, mostly with Chinese firms, its finance ministry said. The East African nation, which struck a four-year, $3.4-billion program deal with the International Monetary Fund last July, is in the midst of a far-reaching reform drive, including the flotation ofContinue Reading
Namibia expects a final investment decision (FID) by TotalEnergies on its Venus discovery by late next year, a senior government official said on Tuesday, even as the company pushes for incentives to lower production costs. The French oil major has joined peers like Shell and Galp in developing offshore blocks in theContinue Reading
The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) says the decision by the Energy Regulator to approve a curtailment framework will help unlock scarce grid connection capacity for wind projects in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape. The approval was made by the Energy Regulator, Nersa’s highest decision-making structure, on April 29. The decision arose from its adjudication of anContinue Reading
Once operational, the plant is expected to generate 87 gigawatt-hours of electricity per year, providing clean, reliable, and affordable energy to communities while helping to bridge the energy gap. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved €26.5 million in financing for the development ofContinue Reading
In a bold step towards sustainable development and regional integration, Insight Dynamic Resources Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ALG Global Infrastructure Advisors, S.L.U. for the implementation of the $400 billion Gas-by-Rail Economic Corridor Initiative. This landmark initiative envisions the creation of a 73,500 km transcontinental freightContinue Reading
Solar as a service provider Wetility has launched an AI-enabled solution for its customers to automatically optimise their solar and battery usage to improve electricity account savings, while still sustaining supply during periods of power disruption. Launched commercially on May 1, following over 15 months of research, development and beta testing across 500 customers, the App-based innovation usesContinue Reading
South Africa faces a stark reality: failure to take urgent action to address the impending ‘gas cliff’ will result in economic regression, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has warned. “The gas cliff is not a distant event. It is imminent. But it is not inevitable. We have the analytical tools,Continue Reading
Focused on Africa, the summit should be taking place on African soil, bringing with it significant benefits to Africa’s business tourism and energy markets South Sudan’s former-Minister of Petroleum Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth has called on Frontier to move the annual Africa Energies Summit to Africa, highlighting the critical value ofContinue Reading
The African Energy Chamber believes firmly that Black Africans possess the expertise, leadership qualities, and vision required for positions at the highest levels within the Africa Energies Summit In the evolving and competitive energy landscape of Africa, the Frontier and Africa Energies Summit in London holds a critical position, drawingContinue Reading
