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Clifford Chance

With over 50 years’ experience in Africa, Clifford Chance is recognised as a leading international law firm across the continent, combining global expertise with deep local insight to advise corporates, banks (including DFIs) and financial investors. Our truly pan‑African practice operates through our Morocco office, five Africa regional teams, 25+ Africa Practice Leaders and more than 200 multilingual, culturally fluent lawyers worldwide.

Our projects and energy practice stands out for its breadth, geographic reach and involvement in innovative, first‑of‑a‑kind transactions. Over the past 12 months, we have advised on cutting‑edge projects across 30 African countries, including a 1,000 MW solar PV plant and 600 MWh BESS in Egypt (award‑winning), a 60 MWp solar and 72 MWh BESS project in Senegal, a 120 MW wind farm in Mozambique (award-winning), the 990 MW Al Wahda gas‑fired power plant in Morocco, geothermal projects in Ethiopia, and the Government of Namibia on the Hyphen Hydrogen Project Implementation Agreement.

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Sustainable Energy

Why SAWEM is a Defining Opportunity for Wind Energy – If South Africa Getsthe Fundamentals Right

By Talent Duma (SAWEA) – 29, April, 2026. The launch of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) marks a decisive break from the legacy single-buyer model and signals the country’s intent to build acompetitive, decentralised, and transparent electricity system. For the wind industry, this reform is not hypothetical – it is a defining opportunity […]
Global Affairs

United Arab Emirates quits OPEC

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)leaves the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on 1 May 2026 following a comprehensive review of its production policy and future capacity. It announced the move on 28 April. According to the Emirates News Agency, the decision reflects the UAE’s “long-term strategic and economic vision and evolving energy profile, […]
Energy access

From Energy to Water Security: Hashem Ghabashi of Acwa on Africa’s Industrial Transformation

As momentum builds towards the Africa Energy Forum 2026, held under the theme “Building Africa’s Industrialised Future,” Acwa’s President for Africa, Hashem Ghabashi, shares the company’s perspective on supporting Africa’s industrialisation and energy transition, as well as the key drivers behind its growing engagement across the continent, including the growing importance of integrated energy and […]
News

When cooking threatens health: What the Kenyan government is doing to increase adoption of clean cooking options

By Evans Ongwae, writer, Nation Media Group PLC Kenya is locked in a race to achieve universal access to clean cooking solutions by 2028. The drive is getting more urgent because of two key reasons: Time is running short, as the 2028 deadline is less than two years away. Also, high dependence on traditional cooking […]
Mining & Minerals

Australian firm gets six lithium mining licences in Nigeria

By Premium Times Nigeria – April 17, 2026 The licences include four exploration permits and two small-scale mining licences, previously held by Continental Lithium Limited. An Australian mining company, Chariot Resources Limited, now has permission to mine lithium in Nigeria after the country’s mining regulator approved six licences for its operations. The Nigerian Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) […]
News

How US, Chinese investment models are reshaping Nigeria’s trade, energy sector

By Premium Times Nigeria – March 6, 2026 Nigeria is currently the United States’ second-largest trading partner in Africa. Bilateral trade in goods and services reached nearly $13 billion in 2024. When the United States and Nigeria signed a landmark Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP) in Washington in July 2024, the announcement attracted little fanfare. There were […]
Sustainable Energy

Powering Kenya’s Clean Energy Future: Insights from EPRA

Kenya is a leader in Africa’s renewable energy sector, with more than 90% of its electricity generated from clean sources. As the country works towards its target of 100% clean energy by 2035, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) is playing a central role in this transition. In this interview, EPRA outlines the Authority’s […]
Battery Storage

President of the Republic of Zambia Officiates At The Launch of The Leopards Hill Solar And Battery Storage Project

LUSAKA; 21 April 2026: Globeleq, one of Africa’s leading independent power producers, has launched the Leopards Hill project, which will be Zambia’s largest hybrid renewable energy development, in the presence of Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, the President of the Republic of Zambia. The project combines a 250 MWp solar photovoltaic plant with a 150 MW/600 MWh […]

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