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At Parys, Ilikwa Solar’s second phase adds 27MW for South African business

12th November, 2026

Thought Leadership

EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s carbon border could open a market for CCS in Africa

John McLaughlin of Storegga argues that the near-term case for carbon capture and storage in Africa rests on exporters facing the EU’s carbon border, with North African stores for southern European emissions and credits for carbon removal as later possibilities, and sets out what governments can do now to prepare.

EXCLUSIVE: Wale Shonibare on financing Nigerian power

Wale Shonibare, Director of Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulations at the African Development Bank, tells ENN that much of the money for Nigerian power is already in the country, and sets out where the 16 states running their own electricity markets are opening to investors ahead of Nigeria NOW! in Abuja.

Mining & Minerals

Mineral beneficiation in Africa: Guinea builds three refineries on a 1,000MW grid

Guinea is building three alumina refineries on a grid of about 1,000MW, and as NJ Ayuk takes up the question Elias Pungong asks in Mining the Future, whether Africa keeps exporting raw ore or builds the industries it could power, governments and financiers are putting reliable power at the centre of processing at home.

Nigeria NOW! 19 – 20 November 2026

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At Parys, Ilikwa Solar’s second phase adds 27MW for South African business

Mainstream South Africa has reached financial close on a 27MW second phase at Ilikwa Solar in the Free State, with Investec again holding 30%, and the extension will take the plant to 77MW for businesses buying on five to 10-year contracts when it starts operating in late 2027.

Thought Leadership

EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s carbon border could open a market for CCS in Africa

John McLaughlin of Storegga argues that the near-term case for carbon capture and storage in Africa rests on exporters facing the EU’s carbon border, with North African stores for southern European emissions and credits for carbon removal as later possibilities, and sets out what governments can do now to prepare.

EXCLUSIVE: Wale Shonibare on financing Nigerian power

Wale Shonibare, Director of Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulations at the African Development Bank, tells ENN that much of the money for Nigerian power is already in the country, and sets out where the 16 states running their own electricity markets are opening to investors ahead of Nigeria NOW! in Abuja.

Mining & Minerals

Mineral beneficiation in Africa: Guinea builds three refineries on a 1,000MW grid

Guinea is building three alumina refineries on a grid of about 1,000MW, and as NJ Ayuk takes up the question Elias Pungong asks in Mining the Future, whether Africa keeps exporting raw ore or builds the industries it could power, governments and financiers are putting reliable power at the centre of processing at home.

Sub-Saharan Africa renewables forecast rises 54% on rooftop and off-grid solar

Solar will make up more than 80% of the new renewable capacity sub-Saharan Africa installs to 2031 under the IEA’s Renewables 2026 forecast, which puts distributed systems at 42GW and expects South Africa and Nigeria to account for almost half of the region’s additions.

EXCLUSIVE: Sunports Energy solar plant turns its Mashonaland East feeder into a net generator

Trymore Sharata, Director of New Sahara Ventures, tells ENN that the first 5MW from the Sunports Energy solar plant in Mashonaland East has effectively turned its local feeder into a net generator, and sets out how the site will grow towards more than 100MW in blocks of 20MW.

ZimZam 2026: what Zambia and Zimbabwe have built together

ZimZam 2026 met in Livingstone to celebrate how Zambia and Zimbabwe have drawn foreign investment into power, and the week’s signings gave the theme its evidence, among them Western Power Company’s financing mandate for Ngonye Falls and the arrangers Vungu Solar appointed for its plant in Gweru.

How Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest electricity market, is betting on change

Lagos has signed power purchase agreements for up to 400MW of new generation this year, and its regulator has licensed 14 new operators. Writing for ENN, Richard Walker of FirstWord Media looks at the investment now reaching Nigeria’s biggest electricity market and the licensing questions operators still face.

Tamba Solar in Senegal: FMO weighs up to €146.5m of senior debt

FMO is considering up to €146.5m of senior debt for Tamba Solar, a 100MWp plant in Tambacounda whose 180MWh battery would hold two and a half times the storage of AXIAN’s Kolda project, with its output contracted to Senelec for 25 years under a sovereign guarantee.

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East-West Super Grid enters procurement as Nigeria puts its cost at $2bn

Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, says procurement has begun on a $2bn East-West Super Grid with capacity for at least 19,000MW, alongside repairs that have taken supply to the Lagos complex past 1,000MW and a technical audit of power assets, some of them more than 50 years old.

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At Parys, Ilikwa Solar’s second phase adds 27MW for South African business

Mainstream South Africa has reached financial close on a 27MW second phase at Ilikwa Solar in the Free State, with Investec again holding 30%, and the extension will take the plant to 77MW for businesses buying on five to 10-year contracts when it starts operating in late 2027.

Thought Leadership

EXCLUSIVE: Europe’s carbon border could open a market for CCS in Africa

John McLaughlin of Storegga argues that the near-term case for carbon capture and storage in Africa rests on exporters facing the EU’s carbon border, with North African stores for southern European emissions and credits for carbon removal as later possibilities, and sets out what governments can do now to prepare.

EXCLUSIVE: Wale Shonibare on financing Nigerian power

Wale Shonibare, Director of Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulations at the African Development Bank, tells ENN that much of the money for Nigerian power is already in the country, and sets out where the 16 states running their own electricity markets are opening to investors ahead of Nigeria NOW! in Abuja.

Mining & Minerals

Mineral beneficiation in Africa: Guinea builds three refineries on a 1,000MW grid

Guinea is building three alumina refineries on a grid of about 1,000MW, and as NJ Ayuk takes up the question Elias Pungong asks in Mining the Future, whether Africa keeps exporting raw ore or builds the industries it could power, governments and financiers are putting reliable power at the centre of processing at home.

Sub-Saharan Africa renewables forecast rises 54% on rooftop and off-grid solar

Solar will make up more than 80% of the new renewable capacity sub-Saharan Africa installs to 2031 under the IEA’s Renewables 2026 forecast, which puts distributed systems at 42GW and expects South Africa and Nigeria to account for almost half of the region’s additions.

EXCLUSIVE: Sunports Energy solar plant turns its Mashonaland East feeder into a net generator

Trymore Sharata, Director of New Sahara Ventures, tells ENN that the first 5MW from the Sunports Energy solar plant in Mashonaland East has effectively turned its local feeder into a net generator, and sets out how the site will grow towards more than 100MW in blocks of 20MW.

ZimZam 2026: what Zambia and Zimbabwe have built together

ZimZam 2026 met in Livingstone to celebrate how Zambia and Zimbabwe have drawn foreign investment into power, and the week’s signings gave the theme its evidence, among them Western Power Company’s financing mandate for Ngonye Falls and the arrangers Vungu Solar appointed for its plant in Gweru.

How Lagos, Nigeria’s biggest electricity market, is betting on change

Lagos has signed power purchase agreements for up to 400MW of new generation this year, and its regulator has licensed 14 new operators. Writing for ENN, Richard Walker of FirstWord Media looks at the investment now reaching Nigeria’s biggest electricity market and the licensing questions operators still face.