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Green Hydrogen in Africa 2026: Namibia's USD 10 Billion Hyphen Project, Egypt, Morocco, and the Export Corridor Vision

Green hydrogen projects across Namibia, Egypt, Morocco, and South Africa represent one of the most ambitious new categor...

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Mauritania Signs USD 300 Million Hybrid Solar-Wind IPP Deal Under AfDB Desert to Power Initiative

The Government of Mauritania has signed a USD 300 million independent power producer agreement for a hybrid solar-wind p...

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Seventeen African Countries Launch National Energy Compacts at UN General Assembly

At the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025, seventeen additional African countries unveiled their National...

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Egypt Power Sector 2026: The Renewable Pivot, the Summer Demand Problem, and the Regional Export Ambition

Egypt has approximately 114 million people and one of the largest electricity demand bases in Africa. The country has pi...

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African Renewable Energy Capacity 2026: 4.5 GW of New Solar in One Year, and the Developers Building It

Africa deployed approximately 4.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2025, representing 54 percent growth over the prior...

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Kenya Power Ecosystem 2026: KenGen, KPLC, Olkaria Geothermal, and One of the Cleanest Grids in Africa

Kenya has one of the cleanest electricity grids in Africa, with over 80 percent of generation coming from renewable sour...

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South Africa Eskom and the Power Transition: Load-Shedding, JETP Complications, and the Private IPP Acceleration

South Africa's Eskom has been the defining power sector crisis on the continent, with load-shedding disrupting economic ...

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Sun King Closes USD 156 Million Kenya Securitization, Largest Off-Grid Solar Financing in Africa to Date

Solar home systems operator Sun King has closed a USD 156 million securitization deal with Citi to fund expansion of its...

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Nigeria Power Sector 2026: The Diesel Economy, NESI Reform, and the USD 17.5 Billion DARES Opportunity

Nigeria has Africa's largest economy, approximately 86 million people without reliable grid electricity, and one of the ...

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State of African Energy 2026: Mission 300, the 600 Million Gap, and the Financing That Has to Close It

Approximately 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to electricity as Mission 300 entered its second ye...

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African Development Bank Launches Electricity Regulatory Index 2024 at Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town

The African Development Bank used its presence at the 27th African Energy Forum to launch its flagship Electricity Regul...

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African Leaders Endorse Dar es Salaam Declaration at Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit

Twelve African governments unveiled National Energy Compacts at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, c...