4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (376+ words) Who Owns Nigeria's AI Data Center Infrastructure? Private equity-led expansion is being driven by Actis through Rack Center, whose LGS2 facility delivers 12 MW of AI-ready capacity designed for hyperscale workloads. Open Access Data Centres, part of WIOCC Group, is also scaling…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1187+ words) African oil explorers are turning to artificial intelligence to raise their odds of a commercial discovery before committing capital to a well. The shift follows years of tightening exploration budgets and increasing standards of geological clarity when entering a field....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (802+ words) Across Africa, the policy conversation is shifting from basic electrification toward interconnection and industrial enablement. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to electricity, but the emerging focus is on ensuring that connected grids are capable of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (911+ words) Senior utility executives, system operators and energy sector leaders from across Southern Africa will gather at African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 in Cape Town as the region intensifies efforts to strengthen grid reliability, expand transmission infrastructure and accelerate new generation investment…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (321+ words) Sierra Leone is also in the final stages of establishing its first state-owned national oil company, which will hold a mandatory 10% carried interest in all exploration licenses. The government is targeting an overall 2530% participation in projects, balancing national value capture…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (642+ words) Nominations for the African Energy Awards are officially open, with entries open until May 30. Taking place during the upcoming African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies Conference and Exhibition " scheduled for October 12-16, 2026, in Cape Town " the awards celebrate the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (321+ words) The African Energy Chamber (AEC) signed a wide-ranging Memorandum of Understanding (Mo U) yesterday in Caracas with the Ministry of People's Power for Hydrocarbons of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Petr'leos de Venezuela, S. A. (PDVSA). The agreement establishes a structured framework…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (240+ words) That same year, Venezuela's foreign minister met with counterparts from Cameroon, Libya and Tanzania to reinforce bilateral ties and promote joint development across strategic sectors, including energy. These engagements highlight Caracas' ongoing outreach at a time when African producers are…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (239+ words) With AI workloads projected to double data center electricity demand by 2030, investors are raising the bar for project viability. Capacity and location alone are no longer sufficient; energy infrastructure must provide uninterrupted, high-quality power, while cooling systems " consuming up to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (180+ words) Digital Data Rooms Accelerate Capital Deployment "Africa's energy renaissance is being powered by data, not speculation," says NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber. "When governments modernize seismic libraries and open transparent digital data rooms, they lower risk, unlock capital…...