As Africa’s energy sector continue to grow, the 20 Under 40 Energy Women Rising Stars celebrates innovation and leadership across the sector. The African Energy Chamber (AEC) proudly announces this year’s 20 Under 40 Energy Women Rising Stars, celebrating the visionaries shaping Africa’s energy future. The 20 Under 40 Energy Women Rising Stars represent… +
China has sent a fleet of fully electric mining trucks to a copper mining project in Zambia. This is a significant step in the field of green mining, as this delivery includes 31 innovative vehicles, marking, according to experts, the first deployment of electric mining trucks in an African project.… +
(ECA) – Africa’s quest for accessible, affordable, reliable, and sustainable energy is moving from vision to reality following a 2023 meeting that called on the African Union Commission and its partners to develop a Continental Energy Security Policy Framework. From 27-28 June 2025, the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)… +
African energy and finance ministers welcomed an ambitious new partnership to transform the continent’s power sector at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam on January 27, while highlighting their countries’ distinct paths toward achieving universal access to electricity. Mission 300 represents an unprecedented collaboration between the… +
The plant avoids the usual practice of burning rice straw, which is a by-product of rice cultivation, and ensures its sustainable use by repurposing it into MDF Working with INDE and EMC, we were able to deliver a power solution that met all the customer requirements Rolls-Royce has commissioned ten… +
The Bank’s financing is in addition to financing expected from a consortium of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), banks, and financial institutions The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of up to $170 million to support the development of the game-changing 1.1 GW Suez Wind… +
The AEC is calling upon African states and the private sector to fund the African Energy Bank, an institution which is focused on funding African energy projects By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber (https://EnergyChamber.org). For more than a year, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) has been pushing back… +
Participants will have the opportunity to network with industry experts, share knowledge, and contribute to shaping the future of the regional electricity market The West African Power Pool (WAPP) announces the 19th session of its General Assembly, which will take place from November 25 to 29, 2024, at the Radisson… +
Burundi has reached a major milestone in its energy development with the inauguration of the Kabu 16 hydroelectric power plant, located in Cibitoke province. President Evariste Ndayishimiye presided over the inauguration ceremony on Friday, October 25, 2024, marking the completion of a major project estimated at 106 million dollars. The… +
This high voltage DC infrastructure is the only one of its kind in the region and is the foundation of East Africa’s ambition to be interconnected in terms of power exchange and allow cross-border trade in energy The electricity highway between Ethiopia and Kenya, officially opened in 2023 after more… +
