YES! 2023 – Jennifer Boca, Head – Responsible Investment, Lekela Advisors

In the realm of energy infrastructure, Africa stands at a pivotal juncture. The continent, with its ever-expanding population and growing economy, faces a pressing need for reliable and sustainable energy sources. To give a deeper understanding of the present condition of utilities in Africa, as of 2022, an estimated 600 million people, or about 43% […]

Africa's industrial future will be decided less by what lies under the ground than by what is built above it. At the Africa Energy Forum, John Giordano, US Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, made the case that industrialisation is a connectivity story, and that investment follows once a country shows it is stable and governed by the rule of law.

The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development launched the November expo with a commitment to stay involved through the preparatory period, naming three further ministries as deliberate participants and asking that the event be judged on what is delivered after it closes.

Four bids totalling around 2,800MW were submitted against a 2,000MW target when the window closed on 29 May. IPP Office head Precious Edward has said the programme remains on the timeline communicated to the market, which put preferred bidders roughly three months after close.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Alliance for Renewable Electrification signed a memorandum of understanding in Brussels on Thursday, covering electrification, investment and energy access across a bloc of 21 countries and an industry body representing more than 170 renewable energy companies.

ENN’s Women’s Voices series asks women making the decisions in Nigerian energy and mining the same three questions. Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, Director-General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), opens it, telling ENN why investors should look to Nigeria’s states and why women should never lead “from a position of limitation”.

Every autumn I fly to Washington to catch up with the partners behind the Powering Africa Summit, and I came home from this year’s trip more certain than ever that our 12th edition next March is the place to be.

Desert Technologies’ 2025 sustainability report puts the CO₂ emissions its customers avoided last year at about 126,055 tonnes, as the Saudi clean energy company, which works across the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, reports more than 200MW of solar projects built or now under way.