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South Africa: Sibanye procures additional renewable energy from Etana
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (115+ words) Miner Sibanye-Stillwater has signed a new PPA to procure a significant amount of renewable energy from trader Etana Energy. The electricity will be wheeled from Etana's solar and wind portfolio to Sibanye's mining operations across South Africa via the National…...
World Bank funds more renewables as AFC doubles Cabo Verde’s wind IPP capacity
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (120+ words) The World Bank has committed further funding for a successful initiative backing solar PV and storage plants at scale, displacing the widespread use of thermal gensets in Cabo Verde, where Africa Finance Corporation has doubled wind capacity and added substantial…...
Official “full restart” for Mozambique LNG megaproject
1+ week, 6+ day ago (133+ words) President Daniel Chapo and TotalEnergies boss Patrick Pouyann" have formally relaunched the Mozambique LNG megaproject. The announcement clears the way for additional procurement, but in reality construction and other preparatory work has been humming along for some time. Big gas…...
Invictus’ Zimbabwe deal with Qatari investor collapses
2+ week, 1+ day ago (123+ words) Australia-listed Invictus Energy has pulled out of a proposed deal with Qatar's Al-Mansour Holdings " which included a mooted $500m of investment in the Cabora Bassa gas project " after saying the Gulf company was seeking "unacceptable' terms. Resources, Strategy & risk An active…...
Eswatini advances utility-scale solar, biomass and coal projects
4+ week, 2+ day ago (111+ words) Heavily reliant on electricity imports, Eswatini is building increased domestic generation capacity with the mountainous'kingdom's first on-grid solar IPP, a large biomass project and plans for new coal-fired generation, write Tonderayi Mukeredzi and Marc Howard. An active subscription is required…...
Zambia and Zimbabwe commit equity for long-anticipated Batoka hydropower scheme
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (156+ words) Lusaka and Harare have agreed to commit equity to spur development of the long-planned, giga-scale Batoka Gorge hydroelectric plant on the Zambezi River. Meanwhile, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has issued a progress update on the Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project....
South Africa’s Spark finances Bushvalley Chickens’ solar-storage plant
1+ mon, 8+ hour ago (76+ words) Poultry firm Bushvalley has signed a finance deal for a solar-storage plant at its Limpopo province. An active subscription is required to view this article Issue 537 - 11 January 2026 Issue 537 - 07 January 2026 Power, Commercial & industrial, Renewable energy Issue 536 - 08 December 2025 Strategy & risk, Politics & security…...
Moroccan industrial giant OCP brings solar plants online
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (104+ words) OCP Green Energy has commissioned significant solar PV capacity across three sites, marking the first phase of OCP Group's renewable power programme to supply its mining and industrial facilities.Alongside the solar installations, a large-scalebattery energy storage system (Bess) is…...
Egypt: Utility-scale PV plant for cement manufacturer
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (71+ words) A long-term PPA for a new utility-scale C&I solar PV plant has been signed. Login to read this article Issue 537 - 11 January 2026 Issue 537 - 07 January 2026 Power, Commercial & industrial, Renewable energy Issue 536 - 08 December 2025 Strategy & risk, Politics & security African Energy is a brand…...
AfDB provides additional Guinea-Mali interconnector funding
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (121+ words) Additional funding for a major international interconnector has been approved by the African Development Bank, although the expected completion of the line has been pushed back for reasons including Conakry's recent focus on the Simandou mine. Power, Strategy & risk Transmission…...