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Senegal sets $690m against 6,471 villages still without electricity

2nd October, 2026

Transmission & Distribution

South Africa puts 1,164km private transmission programme back to 2027

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has delayed the final request for proposals for Phase One of the Independent Transmission Projects programme. Previously scheduled for the current quarter, the competitive bidding window for the 1,164-kilometre grid infrastructure corridor is now deferred to the second quarter of 2027.

Nigeria’s power sector bonds reach ₦1.23tn with Series 2 signed in Abuja

The Federal Government has raised ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 issuance of its power sector bond programme, taking the total raised in nine months past ₦1.23 trillion. The money settles verified debts owed to generation companies rather than building anything new.

African Union establishes technical oversight committee to launch continental power market coupling

The African Union Commission has inaugurated the High-Level Technical Oversight Committee for the African Single Electricity Market after a three-day session in Addis Ababa. Backed by regional power pools and development finance institutions, the structural body transitions the continental energy master plan from political architecture toward cross-border market rules.

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Senegal sets $690m against 6,471 villages still without electricity

Senegal’s energy minister told a briefing in Dakar on 1 October that the state will invest close to 400 billion CFA francs to electrify 6,471 localities by 2029. The commitment follows a September in which Dakar lost around 200MW from a single plant failure during a heatwave.

Transmission & Distribution

South Africa puts 1,164km private transmission programme back to 2027

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has delayed the final request for proposals for Phase One of the Independent Transmission Projects programme. Previously scheduled for the current quarter, the competitive bidding window for the 1,164-kilometre grid infrastructure corridor is now deferred to the second quarter of 2027.

Nigeria’s power sector bonds reach ₦1.23tn with Series 2 signed in Abuja

The Federal Government has raised ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 issuance of its power sector bond programme, taking the total raised in nine months past ₦1.23 trillion. The money settles verified debts owed to generation companies rather than building anything new.

African Union establishes technical oversight committee to launch continental power market coupling

The African Union Commission has inaugurated the High-Level Technical Oversight Committee for the African Single Electricity Market after a three-day session in Addis Ababa. Backed by regional power pools and development finance institutions, the structural body transitions the continental energy master plan from political architecture toward cross-border market rules.

What Guinea’s €269.5m from EBID adds to a grid that already exports

Guinea signed three loan agreements worth €269.5 million with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development in Conakry on 10 September, covering health, transport and energy. The country already sells 1,174GWh a year into Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau under bilateral contracts.

ECG’s private sector participation moves to procurement, with concessions due by June 2027

Ghana has appointed a transaction adviser to procure concessionaires for the Electricity Company of Ghana, with awards expected by June 2027, according to the IMF’s latest review. The state keeps ownership of the network, and the private role is billing, metering and revenue collection rather than a sale.

Tech & Power Generation

Can Zimbabwe end its power imports by December 2027, as ZESA plans?

ZESA’s acting chief executive Cletus Nyachowe told Parliament in May that private developers had 635MW under construction and another 730MW closing, enough for 1,365MW of new capacity by December 2026 and an end to imports a year later. The national compact sets out what still has to be built.

Renewable Energy

Tanesco accelerates large-scale wind and solar procurement to hedge against hydropower deficits

The Tanzania Electric Supply Company has launched a renewable energy independent power producer procurement initiative. The program invites unsolicited private infrastructure capital to fast-track the deployment of 500MW of wind and 463MW of solar photovoltaic capacity to insulate the national grid from climate-driven generation deficits.

Nag Hammadi’s 2GW solar and 2,000MWh battery, priced in Egyptian pounds

Egypt approved Kemet’s land agreements in February for 2,000MW of solar and a 2,000MWh battery at Nag Hammadi, with the power bought in local currency. By April the state buyer had signed for four Kemet schemes due in 2027, a different model from the dollar contract behind Scatec’s Obelisk.

EXCLUSIVE: Why investors are looking at Nigeria differently, according to Nextier’s Patrick Okigbo

Patrick Okigbo III, Founder and Principal Partner of the Abuja advisory firm Nextier, once advised the Presidency on reforming Nigeria’s electricity industry. Speaking to ENN, he argues that investors often misread Nigeria as a single market, and that the clearest sign the reforms since 2023 have worked will be investors coming back a second time.

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Senegal sets $690m against 6,471 villages still without electricity

Senegal’s energy minister told a briefing in Dakar on 1 October that the state will invest close to 400 billion CFA francs to electrify 6,471 localities by 2029. The commitment follows a September in which Dakar lost around 200MW from a single plant failure during a heatwave.

Transmission & Distribution

South Africa puts 1,164km private transmission programme back to 2027

The Ministry of Electricity and Energy has delayed the final request for proposals for Phase One of the Independent Transmission Projects programme. Previously scheduled for the current quarter, the competitive bidding window for the 1,164-kilometre grid infrastructure corridor is now deferred to the second quarter of 2027.

Nigeria’s power sector bonds reach ₦1.23tn with Series 2 signed in Abuja

The Federal Government has raised ₦728.9 billion through the Series 2 issuance of its power sector bond programme, taking the total raised in nine months past ₦1.23 trillion. The money settles verified debts owed to generation companies rather than building anything new.

African Union establishes technical oversight committee to launch continental power market coupling

The African Union Commission has inaugurated the High-Level Technical Oversight Committee for the African Single Electricity Market after a three-day session in Addis Ababa. Backed by regional power pools and development finance institutions, the structural body transitions the continental energy master plan from political architecture toward cross-border market rules.

What Guinea’s €269.5m from EBID adds to a grid that already exports

Guinea signed three loan agreements worth €269.5 million with the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development in Conakry on 10 September, covering health, transport and energy. The country already sells 1,174GWh a year into Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau under bilateral contracts.

ECG’s private sector participation moves to procurement, with concessions due by June 2027

Ghana has appointed a transaction adviser to procure concessionaires for the Electricity Company of Ghana, with awards expected by June 2027, according to the IMF’s latest review. The state keeps ownership of the network, and the private role is billing, metering and revenue collection rather than a sale.

Tech & Power Generation

Can Zimbabwe end its power imports by December 2027, as ZESA plans?

ZESA’s acting chief executive Cletus Nyachowe told Parliament in May that private developers had 635MW under construction and another 730MW closing, enough for 1,365MW of new capacity by December 2026 and an end to imports a year later. The national compact sets out what still has to be built.

Renewable Energy

Tanesco accelerates large-scale wind and solar procurement to hedge against hydropower deficits

The Tanzania Electric Supply Company has launched a renewable energy independent power producer procurement initiative. The program invites unsolicited private infrastructure capital to fast-track the deployment of 500MW of wind and 463MW of solar photovoltaic capacity to insulate the national grid from climate-driven generation deficits.

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