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Egypt commits €690 million to the grid before it sells a single unit to Europe

4th August, 2026 · Updated: 30th July, 2026

A quarter of Rwandan households get their electricity without touching the grid

Off-grid systems accounted for 25 per cent of national connectivity against 59.6 per cent on the grid, according to Rwanda Energy Group. A results-based programme backed by the African Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank now stands at $300 million.

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Seriti Green investment reaches R25bn as Ummbila Emoyeni opens

Seriti Green signed a further R10bn at Bethal on Friday as the first 155MW of Ummbila Emoyeni entered commercial operation, taking committed investment to R25bn. President Cyril Ramaphosa attended and said the company would reach R40bn, with a second wind development of 600MW planned beside it and 187 turbines between the two.

South Africa’s wholesale electricity market is due to open before the end of September

NTCSA moved the launch from 1 April to the third quarter after an assessment with NERSA found more work was needed on operational and regulatory readiness. The regulator granted the company its Market Operator Licence in December, and only certified participants will be able to trade.

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Egypt commits €690 million to the grid before it sells a single unit to Europe

The European Union announced the package in Luxembourg on 15 June, combining an EIB Global loan with Commission grants to carry 22GW of renewable capacity. It is the first project under T-MED, and it deliberately excludes the proposed subsea cable to Greece.

A quarter of Rwandan households get their electricity without touching the grid

Off-grid systems accounted for 25 per cent of national connectivity against 59.6 per cent on the grid, according to Rwanda Energy Group. A results-based programme backed by the African Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank now stands at $300 million.

Sustainable Energy

Seriti Green investment reaches R25bn as Ummbila Emoyeni opens

Seriti Green signed a further R10bn at Bethal on Friday as the first 155MW of Ummbila Emoyeni entered commercial operation, taking committed investment to R25bn. President Cyril Ramaphosa attended and said the company would reach R40bn, with a second wind development of 600MW planned beside it and 187 turbines between the two.

South Africa’s wholesale electricity market is due to open before the end of September

NTCSA moved the launch from 1 April to the third quarter after an assessment with NERSA found more work was needed on operational and regulatory readiness. The regulator granted the company its Market Operator Licence in December, and only certified participants will be able to trade.

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Zambia thermal power adds 300MW under a ZESCO offtake with room to double

Ever Great Energy is developing the plant with majority partner Wonderful Group Services, and the Singapore contractor Ziquan Group holds the turnkey construction scope. A second phase would take capacity to 600MW within five years of the first being completed. ZCCM-IH says it is engaging with the relevant authorities.

Ghana starts building the first 100MW of a 1.5GW solar programme for industry

Dr Augustus Goosie Tanoh told the opening of Ghana Investment and Trade Week that construction begins in August, under a joint development agreement signed in April. The government is aggregating demand from industrial parks and inland ports to give generators guaranteed offtake.

Nigeria electricity regulation passes to 16 subnational commissions two years into the Act

Ikeja Electric and Eko Disco were directed to incorporate Lagos subsidiaries when oversight transferred in 2025, a structure now repeating across the country. NERC chairman Musiliu Oseni confirmed this month that 16 states regulate their own markets, licensing suppliers and setting tariffs inside their borders.

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Kariba generation outlook strengthens on the strongest storage since 2019

The lake stood at 482.15m in late June, holding 48 per cent of usable storage against 23 per cent a year earlier. The Zambezi River Authority has revised this year’s water for power upward to 36 billion cubic metres, shared equally between ZESCO and the Zimbabwe Power Company.

Morocco solar programme adds 225MWp across four NOOR Atlas plants due in 2027

MASEN has commissioned Eiffage Énergie Systèmes to design, build and operate sites in the northeast of the country, the largest at Ain Beni Mathar. Construction began early this year with handover expected by the middle of next, and a seven-year operations and maintenance term attached to the contract.

Seriti Green signs a further R10 billion as Ummbila Emoyeni starts commercial supply

President Cyril Ramaphosa officiates at Bethal in Mpumalanga today as the first 155MW phase of Ummbila Emoyeni begins commercial supply. Standard Bank and RMB financed the R4.8 billion phase, the opening stage of a build planned to pass 900MW across seven phases.

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Egypt commits €690 million to the grid before it sells a single unit to Europe

The European Union announced the package in Luxembourg on 15 June, combining an EIB Global loan with Commission grants to carry 22GW of renewable capacity. It is the first project under T-MED, and it deliberately excludes the proposed subsea cable to Greece.

A quarter of Rwandan households get their electricity without touching the grid

Off-grid systems accounted for 25 per cent of national connectivity against 59.6 per cent on the grid, according to Rwanda Energy Group. A results-based programme backed by the African Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank now stands at $300 million.

Sustainable Energy

Seriti Green investment reaches R25bn as Ummbila Emoyeni opens

Seriti Green signed a further R10bn at Bethal on Friday as the first 155MW of Ummbila Emoyeni entered commercial operation, taking committed investment to R25bn. President Cyril Ramaphosa attended and said the company would reach R40bn, with a second wind development of 600MW planned beside it and 187 turbines between the two.

South Africa’s wholesale electricity market is due to open before the end of September

NTCSA moved the launch from 1 April to the third quarter after an assessment with NERSA found more work was needed on operational and regulatory readiness. The regulator granted the company its Market Operator Licence in December, and only certified participants will be able to trade.

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Zambia thermal power adds 300MW under a ZESCO offtake with room to double

Ever Great Energy is developing the plant with majority partner Wonderful Group Services, and the Singapore contractor Ziquan Group holds the turnkey construction scope. A second phase would take capacity to 600MW within five years of the first being completed. ZCCM-IH says it is engaging with the relevant authorities.

Ghana starts building the first 100MW of a 1.5GW solar programme for industry

Dr Augustus Goosie Tanoh told the opening of Ghana Investment and Trade Week that construction begins in August, under a joint development agreement signed in April. The government is aggregating demand from industrial parks and inland ports to give generators guaranteed offtake.

Nigeria electricity regulation passes to 16 subnational commissions two years into the Act

Ikeja Electric and Eko Disco were directed to incorporate Lagos subsidiaries when oversight transferred in 2025, a structure now repeating across the country. NERC chairman Musiliu Oseni confirmed this month that 16 states regulate their own markets, licensing suppliers and setting tariffs inside their borders.

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Kariba generation outlook strengthens on the strongest storage since 2019

The lake stood at 482.15m in late June, holding 48 per cent of usable storage against 23 per cent a year earlier. The Zambezi River Authority has revised this year’s water for power upward to 36 billion cubic metres, shared equally between ZESCO and the Zimbabwe Power Company.

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