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Africa’s electricity supply industry gaining momentum despite crises and delays. In common with other industries, Africa’s power sector has suffered major challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in delays, cancelled projects, and new ways of working. Problems remain, but there are indications that some momentum is returning. 2021 marked a low point for new capacity […]

Offgrid Solar Sector Seeks to Rebuild Investor Confidence

There are signs of post-pandemic recovery for Africa’s offgrid solar industry. Now it needs to lure back the investors. Africa’s offgrid solar power industry is growing but is in urgent need of further support, as the sector struggles to shake off the negative impact of the Covid pandemic on providers of equipment and services, and […]

Keeping the Funds Flowing into Africa’s Offgrid Projects

Innovative financing solutions are helping investment to keep flowing into African offgrid renewables projects despite the difficult operating environment. Fresh funding for offgrid solar projects in Africa has been more costly and harder to come by in the last two years than it was prior to the Covid pandemic, but that doesn’t mean investors are […]

Staying Ahead of the Curve

South Africa is making huge strides in renewables. Tshifhiwa Bernard Magoro heads up South Africa’s IPP Office. Here he talks Bill Lumley through some of the latest developments. South Africa has some of the lowest renewable energy tariffs in the world? What has made this possible? Through the competitive, independent and transparent bidding process under the […]

Making Egypt a Green Hub

Yehia Zaki talks to Bill Lumley about the way the SCZONE is embracing renewables and its ambitions for becoming a hub for renewable energy products in Africa and the region. Eng. Yehia Zaki is the Chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), an Egyptian Authority responsible for the management and the operation of 461 […]

Uganda Sets Standard

Uganda is providing a robust example to the rest of the continent when it comes to renewable power initiatives. Bill Lumley talks to Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, CEO of the Uganda Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) There are a number of key initiatives concerning off-grid initiatives in the country, among them the enactment of off-grid regulations […]

Funds in focus

Attracting institutional investors and pensions funds to Africa’s energy transition remains a challenge in a world in flux. But where there’s a will, there’s usually a way, explains Jackson Foley. The announcement of a new ‘African Energy Transition Bank’ in mid-May has highlighted the problems facing energy financing on the continent. The bank’s two backers, […]

Not by renewables alone

How do renewables stack up against traditional forms of energy in Africa? As Jackson Foley reports, it’s a shifting picture – but don’t count out coal just yet. “Africa is not a country” is the title of a new book seeking to correct foreigners’ views of the continent. Its author wants her international readers to see Africa just as its own peoples see it: huge, varied and facing many different circumstances. Anyone who works in the African energy sector knows this already. There are vast differences between the markets in Egypt and Equatorial Guinea or between Senegal and South Africa. There is no ‘one size fits all solution’ to the continent’s yawning electricity gaps.

Expand And Diversify: Aiim Invests In Starsight’s Distributed Generation Solutions

AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MANAGERS (AIIM) DEVELOPS AND MANAGES PRIVATE EQUITY INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS DESIGNED TO INVEST LONGTERM INSTITUTIONAL UNLISTED EQUITY IN AFRICAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. Interview with Damilola Agbaje – AIIM Investment Director. AIIM actively manages investments in East, West and Southern Africa and has equity under management of USD 2.0 billion with a track record extending […]

Walk The Esg Walk Or Face Significant Risk

POLITICAL AND PUBLIC PRESSURE IS BUILDING ON BUSINESS TO FULLY EMBRACE THE FAST EVOLVING ESG AND SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA. IT’S IMPORTANT, ARGUES GILLIAN NIVEN, THAT MINING, ENERGY AND STEEL COMPANIES ACT NOW. Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and sustainability-related matters are undoubtedly now front and centre not only for the extractive and steel industries but for business […]

Africa Can Adopt Renewable Energy On A Massive Scale And Save Billions Along The Way

OPED BY KENNETH ENGBLOM VICE PRESIDENT, WARTSILA ENERGY, EUROPE AND AFRICA Africa’s energy future at a crossroad When it comes to building the future of energy in Africa, the decisions facing the continent’s leaders today are nothing less than of historical importance. More than anything else, energy systems are the very fabric of business and […]

Red Rocket Leading Africa Into A Clean Energy Future

AS THE WORLD GRAPPLES WITH GROWING ENERGY NEEDS, ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, BUSINESS MODELS, AND PROJECT DELIVERY CAN STEP UP TO DELIVER LASTING CHANGE AND INVESTMENT. Since 1999, the African Energy Forum has led engagements between stakeholders around creating energy on the planet. So much has evolved in those twenty-three years. Alternative energy sources such as hydrogen, […]

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GenVision, Tatanga Energy and AMDG Energy partner to develop 300 MW Solar Power Project in Zambia’s Copperbelt

GenVision, Tatanga Energy and AMDG Energy are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement to jointly develop a landmark 300 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power project with up to 800 megawatt hours (MWh) of battery storage in Zambia’s Copperbelt region. The project, located approximately 10 kilometers north of Kitwe, represents one of the most […]

ENN Book Club: The Black History Month Edit

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 […]

EBRD finances Infinity Power’s first greenfield wind farm in Egypt

US$ 74.1 million for 200 MW wind farm The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) contin ues to champion Egypt’s renewable energy ambitions with a new funding arrangement for the development and construction of a 200 MW wind farm in the Ras Ghareb region. The EBRD is providing a comprehensive financing package of US$74.1 […]

A lifetime measured in kilowatts

William Amuna, Board Chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana, reflects on a career spanning nearly four decades and the challenges facing the power industry today There was no power grid north of Kumasi when William Amuna was a young engineer fresh out of university. In the mid-1980s, only three out of 10 Ghanaians had […]

Schneider Electric – the Future is Digital

Ifeanyi Odoh, Country President East Africa, Schneider Electric, spoke to EnergyNet about the new energy landscape, sustainability, the significance of data centres for East Africa, and the importance of digital infrastructure in powering the future. What is the New Energy Landscape, and what does it mean for sustainability? The New Energy Landscape is a new […]

TAQA Arabia – Pioneering CNG Solutions for East Africa

EnergyNet spoke with Adly Kafafy, Vice President Africa & New Ventures, TAQA Arabia, to find out about Tanzania’s first integrated CNG filling station and conversion centre, the country’s new LNG Virtual Pipeline, and the role of natural gas for the future. You have launched Tanzania’s first integrated compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station and conversion […]

PRESS RELEASE: How the East African Community (EAC) is set to Catalyse Digital Infrastructure and Regional Energy Integration

With data centres set to account for 20% of global energy use by 2050, is East Africa on the precipice of a global gold rush as it showcases a wealth of bankable businesses and unparalleled new energy potential? In 2024, following EnergyNet’s Powering Africa Summit in Washington DC, USA, Mara Holdings signalled their intent to […]

Africa urged to seize role in US critical minerals supply

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 […]

“My Favorite Part of the Job? Bringing Customers’ Dreams to Life with Electricity.”

Nicole Poindexter founded Energicity in 2015 to solve the problem of bringing sustainable electricity to unserved rural communities in Africa. She spoke to EnergyNet about her latest projects in Liberia, the power of partnerships – and why it’s critical to bring Africa to the United States. You have just commissioned two mini-grids in Liberia – congratulations and please tell […]

Powering Ghana’s Future: How energy infrastructure is fuelling industrial growth

Gas is driving Ghana’s industrial transformation – and Stanbic Bank Ghana is at the centre of it, financing the infrastructure that powers its progress. As African countries pursue sustainable economic transformation, Ghana stands out for its strategic use of energy resources to drive industrialisation, stimulate job creation, and build resilience in key sectors. At the […]

Strengthening Regional Energy Cooperation: Petrodex, AU, SADC and CEC Unite for Zim Zam 2025

Livingstone, Zambia – 25 November: The 2nd edition of the Zimbabwe–Zambia Energy Projects Summit (Zim Zam 2025) will take place from 26–28 November 2025 at the Radisson Blu Mosi-Oa-Tunya Livingstone Resort, bringing together leading policymakers, investors, and energy developers to advance Southern Africa’s clean energy transition. With the participation of the African Union (AU) and […]

Power with Purpose: How Anthem Is Accelerating Southern Africa’s Energy Transition

In Southern Africa’s evolving power landscape, Anthem has emerged as one of the most significant integrated renewable energy players. Formed through the integration of African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa), the company now oversees one of South Africa’s largest portfolios of wind, solar and hydro projects. Anthem’s CEO, James […]

Take a look back: aef 2019 Country Spotlight, Zimbabwe

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Take a look back: aef 2019 Country Spotlight, Zimbabwe

The Africa Energy Forum 2025

The Africa Energy Forum 2025

Aadil Cajee, Standard Bank | Africa Energy Forum 2025

Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu | Africa Energy Forum 2025

Honourable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu | Africa Energy Forum 2025

Kimberly Heimert Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Kimberly Heimert Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Akinwole II Omoboriowo Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Akinwole II Omoboriowo Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Adam Cortese Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Adam Cortese Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Andrew Herscowitz Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Andrew Herscowitz Interview | Powering Africa Summit (PAS)

Harry Boyd-Carpenter on Making Coal-to-Clean Energy Transitions Work

Building Utility-Scale Renewables in Africa: Insights from Stuart MacWilliam at Mulilo

Standard Bank’s Rentia van Tonder & Aadil Cajee: The Strategic Role of Finance in Energy

Advancing Energy Access in Africa – A Conversation with Zaheer Khan at Trina Solar