Chris Ye, President, Longi Solar Africa | Africa Energy Forum 2026

Ramokgopa has set out 105GW of new generation and 14,500km of transmission, and wants the towers, transformers and cables built by South African manufacturers

In July 2023, Meridiam announced its acquisition of Rift Valley Energy (RVE), in a move set to grow its renewable energy portfolio and support rural electrification in southern Tanzania. With both companies speaking at the 5th Tanzania Energy Cooperation Summit (TECS24), EnergyNet caught up with Michael Gratwicke, CEO of RVE, and Matthieu Odoux, Senior Associate at Meridiam. […]

Newmarket is a Philadelphia-based alternative asset manager investing in innovative real asset solutions at scale and specializing in the risk transfer market.  EnergyNet spoke with Shaz Langha, Vice President and speaker at PAS 25, about the company’s work in Africa, blended finance solutions, and the challenge of scaling development finance from ‘billions to trillions’. Tell […]

WASHINGTON, October 9, 2025, ENN: African nations should position themselves as key partners for the United States in securing supplies of critical minerals essential to modern industries, according to a new report from the Washington DC-based Brookings Institution. The report, Leveraging US–Africa Critical Mineral Opportunities: Strategies for Success, argues that Africa’s mineral wealth and improving […]

Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a three-year Guaranteed Asset Performance (GAP) agreement with Société Mauritanienne d’Electricité (SOMELEC) for their power plant in Nouadhibou, Mauritania. This 34 MW balancing power plant, equipped with two Wärtsilä 32 and two Wärtsilä 46 engines, plays a crucial role in securing reliable electricity for Mauritania’s economic capital and the wider […]

25 February 2026 – Washington, D.C. – John Jovanovic, Chairman of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM), will join the 11th Powering Africa Summit (PAS), taking place in Washington, D.C. from 19–20 March 2026, reinforcing the strength of the U.S. delegation and underscoring the decisive role of export credit in advancing the U.S.–Africa energy partnership. As […]

Red Rocket is expanding real-time bird detection across more of its wind farms after a successful first year at Brandvalley and Rietkloof. Sustainability and HSEQ Director Magdalena Michalowska-Logan on what the data showed, and why targeted turbine shutdowns could become standard practice at higher-risk sites.

Global power demand has entered an investment super-cycle, and Africa's industrial expansion is rising with it. Writing for ENN ahead of AEF 2026, Joseph Anis, President and CEO for Europe, Middle-East and Africa at GE Verona's Gas Power business, argues that the right energy mix only delivers if the grid grows with it and local capability is built alongside.