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KEY POINTS The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has achieved a major milestone by increasing its crude oil processing capacity to 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), following a successful performance …

KEY POINTS British multinational oil company Shell is facing fresh scrutiny after internal documents revealed it continued operating a key oil pipeline in Nigeria despite being aware it was causing …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s power utility Eskom will take over electricity billing and maintenance functions in three municipalities; Maluti-a-Phofung, Emfuleni, and Merafong, following the signing of Distribution Agency Agreements (DAAs). …

KEY POINTS South Africa’s energy regulator, the National Energy Regulator of South Africa, Nersa, has begun two major consultation processes that are expected to reshape how electricity is priced and …

Kenya’s government has pulled the plug on a proposed electricity tariff hike, keeping current rates unchanged for millions of households, businesses and industries.

A Gambian civil society group has given the government and NAWEC until June 19 to fix the country’s worsening power crisis or face mass protests.

Ghana has launched a $182 million energy efficiency plan to cut power waste in public institutions and generate GH¢2.57 billion in electricity savings.

Nigeria’s oil regulator has confirmed a fresh licensing round for Q3 2026, backed by presidential approval and rising investor confidence in the upstream sector.

KEY POINTS The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has begun implementing its Net Billing Regulations 2026, a new policy that allows electricity consumers to generate their own power and sell …

KEY POINTS India’s state-owned engineering giant, Bharat Heavy Electricals ,BHEL, has signed a contract with Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise to supply gas turbine generator packages for …