Ikeoluwa Juliana Ogungbangbe

Ethiopia banned fossil fuel vehicle imports in 2024, the world’s first such policy. Now over 100,000 of its 1.2 million registered vehicles are electric and powered by hydropower.

Nigeria received $3.653 billion in World Bank power loans since 2001, yet daily blackouts persist, the national grid keeps collapsing and generator dependence remains the norm.

Sahara Group has commenced bunkering operations in Mauritania after receiving a 2026 licence, deploying the FT NERVI tanker offshore Nouadhibou to supply compliant marine fuels.

British International Investment has committed $20 million to Anzana Electric Group to accelerate run-of-river hydropower construction across East, Central and Southern Africa.

Savannah Energy grew Nigeria production 8% and revenue 17% to $104.1 million in four months while cash collections surged 48% year-on-year to $183.5 million.

NNPC Ltd posted N481 billion in profit after tax for April 2026, a 74 percent jump from March, as oil revenue surged 79 percent to nearly N5 trillion.

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.