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KEY POINTS South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility, Eskom, says it has continued to maintain a stable and reliable power supply as electricity demand increases during the country’s winter season. In …

KEY POINTS Motorists in Lagos and several other major Nigerian cities are increasingly spending hours in long queues to refill their vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, raising fresh concerns …

Nigerian manufacturers have won a court order halting 1.55 million smart meter imports, putting the World Bank’s $500m metering programme at risk of cancellation

Nigeria’s gas output has climbed to 7.85 billion cubic feet per day this year, with exports hitting a five-year high across power, industry and homes.

Excerpt (24 words): S&P has lifted Nigeria’s 2026 inflation forecast to 16.9 per cent, citing rising energy and transport costs, and trimmed its growth outlook for the economy.

Zambia’s electrification team toured rural Dodoma to learn how Tanzania turned village power into a driver of small businesses, schools and local jobs.

Liberia’s foreign minister pressed Washington for a transformative energy compact and a legal pathway for 4,000 Liberians whose protected status expires at month’s end.

KEY POINTS Nigeria can save $121bn in fuel costs if it shifts the bulk of its electricity supply to renewable energy, the Federal Government has said. The Minister of Power, …

KEY POINTS Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing for what could become the largest Initial Public Offering (IPO) in Africa’s history, with plans to raise as much as $2 billion through …

KEY POINTS Nigerians are beginning to experience relief from the high cost of cooking gas as the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG, commonly known as cooking gas, has fallen …