Ikeoluwa Juliana Ogungbangbe

Kenya’s EACC has arrested a Kenya Power technician and an accomplice for demanding a Ksh30,000 bribe to restore electricity to a disconnected residential property.

Global energy investment will reach a record $3.4 trillion in 2026, with clean energy attracting nearly double the capital flowing into oil, gas and coal, the IEA says.

President Boakai has sent a $57 million World Bank financing agreement to Liberia’s legislature covering a 30MW solar plant and a 42MW expansion of Mount Coffee hydro plant.

Ghana’s renewable energy capacity stands at 280MW and just 5 percent of its energy mix. Public and private solar investment is now pushing hard toward a 2027 target.

The World Bank has committed $50 million to expand electricity access to nearly 147,000 people in Lesotho through grid expansion and off-grid solar solutions.

Angola plans to grow electricity production from 6,400 to 9,000 megawatts by 2027, driven by the completion of the massive Caculo Cabaça hydroelectric plant.

Carbon pricing generated a record $107 billion in public revenues in 2025, with nearly 30 percent of global emissions now covered, the World Bank’s annual report confirms.

Ghana’s ECG has invested over GH¢3 million to fix power reliability across 40 communities in Accra West, targeting transformer overloading, vandalism and illegal connections.

Sudan’s electricity grid has suffered up to $3 billion in war damage since 2023, forcing millions to rely on solar power as diesel prices soar and fuel disappears.

Somaliland has launched a $24 million UAE-backed solar and battery storage project in Berbera, reinforcing the port city’s push to become a regional trade and energy hub.