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Madalitso Chimpeni has been building wind turbines in Malawi for three years. The grant he won through the Youth Energy Summit bought the generators, paid the machinists and gave him room to get it wrong. The turbines are fabricated and waiting for installation, and 120 households are the target.

The Youth Sustainable Development Network and the Africa Minigrid Developers Association will run four to six week remote placements from later this year, across regulatory coordination, research, sector support and access to capital. Whether it grows depends on an evaluation neither organisation has run yet.

Pele Green Energy began as a drive to transform young South Africans' lives, with energy as the conduit. Speaking to ENN at AEF, Jolene Shaw of Knowledge Pele shares what nearly sixteen years has taught her, and why young entrepreneurs should find their place across the whole energy value chain.

In October, Black History Month is celebrated in the United Kingdom, and in February, it is celebrated in the United States. Black History is not confined to a single month: it encompasses the past, present, and future, shaping the world we live in today. Through literature, stories, and lived experiences, we gain insight into resilience, creativity, and the pursuit of justice.  In this […]

Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development, Yeukai Simbanegavi, told reporters at the Zimbabwe-Zambia Energy Projects Summit in Livingstone that both countries can reach their generation targets, and that the government will take what investors raised at the summit and come back with changes.

Tengi George-Ikoli, Nigeria Country Manager at the Natural Resource Governance Institute, on what it will take to turn Nigeria’s mineral wealth into investable projects. In written answers to ENN ahead of Nigeria NOW!, she argues that credible geological data and predictable regulation will do more for investors than requiring every mineral to be processed at home.

Zimbabwe’s economy has demonstrated  growth and resilience of late, despite being buffeted by global geopolitical turbulence, volatile commodity and energy prices and climate-related risks. After a drought-hit 2024, growth rebounded strongly in 2025 and is forecast at around 3.5% in 2026. The International Monetary Fund’s August 2026 review noted that Zimbabwe “has continued to consolidate stabilization gains under the [IMF] Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) despite external shocks”, with inflation low, the exchange rate broadly stable and a window opening to “advance reengagement toward arrears clearance and debt resolution”.

Cenpower Generation has agreed to reduce outstanding government arrears by $66m under an amended power purchase agreement with Ghana, in return for a ten-year extension and a lower electricity tariff. The revised terms affect the economics of the 375MW Kpone Thermal Power Plant and form part of the government's efforts to address legacy obligations to independent power producers.