Energy Transition

KEY POINTS Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola has sold his majority stake in Geregu Power Plc, one of the country’s main electricity generators, in a deal valued at $750 million. The …

KEY POINTS Severe weather sweeping across South Africa during the festive season is hampering the efforts of ESKOM to restore electricity, with flooding and damaged infrastructure complicating access to affected …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency, REA, says it deployed more than 200 mini grids across underserved communities nationwide in 2025, marking a major step in efforts to narrow the …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s electricity grid is showing its strongest performance in almost a decade, with Eskom reporting a sharp fall in unplanned outages and steady gains in plant availability. …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s national electricity supplier, Eskom, says its power generation system has stabilized and is better prepared to handle holiday demand. The utility points to sustained maintenance and …

KEY POINTS Eskom has moved to spell out how responsibilities over South Africa’s electricity transmission system will be divided as the country edges closer to one of the most consequential …

KEY POINTS Nigeria’s Senate has confirmed two commissioners for the electricity regulator, NERC, reinforcing oversight at a time of continued reform in the power sector, while also approving a first …

KEY POINTS The Federal Government’s plan to issue as much as N4 trillion in sovereign-backed bonds to clear long-standing debts in the power sector is reviving an old debate about …

KEY POINTS Eskom has quietly taken a decisive step toward reshaping South Africa’s electricity market, awarding a contract to Johannesburg-based Enerweb to develop a digital platform that will underpin its …

KEY POINTS Nigeria has taken another visible step in its clean-mobility journey with the unveiling of 40 electric buses in Abuja, part of a broader national push to ease transport …