Ikeoluwa Juliana Ogungbangbe

Most Zambians support solar and wind energy investment but oppose privatizing ZESCO, even as load shedding stretches to 21 hours a day.

Kenya and France have signed 11 cooperation agreements covering rail, ports, energy and digital infrastructure as Presidents Ruto and Macron met in Nairobi.

Angola’s Cabinda refinery has begun shipping fuel, marking the country’s first new refinery in 50 years and easing pressure from Middle East supply disruptions.

A Kenya Power official has been arrested and charged with bribery after allegedly threatening to cut an NGO’s electricity unless paid Sh50,000.

Enugu State plans to break ground on a 660MW coal-fired power plant in July, with Governor Mbah promising reliable power for all by 2027.

Nigeria’s new power minister Joseph Tegbe has pledged to stabilize the national grid in 100 days, urging senators to hold him accountable if he fails.

Nigeria’s Senate unanimously confirmed Olasunkanmi Tegbe as minister of power, charging him to fix grid collapse and a N6 trillion liquidity crisis.

Nigeria has over 400 dams and enough hydropower potential to transform its power sector, yet most of that infrastructure sits idle and neglected.

Kenya’s $1 billion Microsoft data center is dead in the water after President Ruto said it would effectively black out half the country.

Sustained rainfall across Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Range has pushed Kenya’s hydropower output to 9.57 million kilowatt-hours, easing pressure on thermal generation.