Energy Transition

Ten African countries lead in renewable adoption, with hydropower providing most electricity but exposing grids to climate and access challenges

KEY POINTS South Africa’s embattled power utility Eskom has issued a stern warning to customers tampering with electricity meters is a crime, and offenders face steep fines or criminal charges. …

African leaders reshaped energy policies, pushing transparency, renewables, and downstream industries that placed the continent at the heart of global debates

KEY POINTS In an effort to reduce their holdings while maintaining firm control over the North Sea oil and gas producer, Italian oil giant Eni SpA and Israeli investment firm …

KEY POINTS The first time an international oil company has obtained acreage through a competitive bid round in Africa’s largest crude producer in over a decade, French energy giant TotalEnergies …

KEY POINTS TotalEnergies SE has been awarded rights to explore a new offshore block in the Republic of Congo, expanding its footprint in the central African nation where it already …

KEY POINTS After the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) recommended that businesses and households postpone registering their solar systems until Eskom clarifies what the watchdog referred to as “irrational and …

KEY POINTS On Monday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, announced that it had given the recently formed Bayelsa Electricity Regulatory Agency (BYERA) control over the state’s power market. The …

KEY POINTS Libya’s National Oil Corporation, NOC, is preparing to host a landmark joint energy forum with American investors, a move designed to restore confidence and channel fresh capital into …

KEY POINTS After Eskom and law enforcement officials removed dozens of illegal electricity connections that had been powering hundreds of informal homes, residents of Khayelitsha, Cape Town‘s New Monwabisi Park …