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European Investment Bank backs Africa Finance Corporation’s $750m climate fund

The European Investment Bank has committed $52m to Africa Finance Corporation’s $750m Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund that will back climate-related infrastructure across Africa, including renewable energy power projects.

Issue 522 - 04 March 2025

Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

Trump 2.0 White House

Issue 521 - 19 February 2025

Trump and Musk rip up decades of US ‘benign hegemony’, with more chaos to come

Power, Resources, Transition minerals, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment, Politics & security

Uganda oil and gas map overview, Hoima

Issue 521 - 18 February 2025

Uganda looks to convert 100MW of HFO capacity into gas-to-power plants

Power, Thermal energy, Resources, Gas, Mid & downstream oil & gas, Strategy & risk

South Africa power map, cropped

Issue 518 - 16 December 2024

Just Energy Transition commitments to South Africa rise to $14bn

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Power, Renewable energy, Thermal energy, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

Power map of Zambia showing southern and central provinces

Issue 512 - 11 September 2024

Zambia abandons planned electricity tariff increase after public outcry

Power, Renewable energy, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

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Issue 508 - 21 June 2024

Vivo’s $550m commitment adds to clean cooking momentum as group completes Engen merger

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Strategy & risk, ESG, Finance & investment

Issue 506 - 19 May 2024

Ener-G-Africa’s stove plant adds impetus to clean cooking in southern Africa

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Issue 502 - 18 March 2024

African leaders push for reforms to global financial architecture

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Power, Strategy & risk, ESG, Finance & investment, Politics & security

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Issue 497 - 18 December 2023

What does the Opec+ approach to the global energy mix say about the oil sector’s direction of travel?

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Resources, Mid & downstream oil & gas, Upstream oil & gas, Strategy & risk, ESG

Issue 497 - 17 December 2023

Libya’s NOC joins climate bandwagon

Resources, Upstream oil & gas, Strategy & risk

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Issue 497 - 17 December 2023

COP28 ends by recognising the need for fossil fuel transition and booking some other gains

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Power, Strategy & risk, ESG, Finance & investment

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Issue 497 - 10 December 2023

South Africa left with huge climate finance gap despite domestic funders’ efforts

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Issue 497 - 07 December 2023

COP28 heads for showdown over oil phase-out

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Issue 496 - 01 December 2023

As COP28 opens in Dubai, Africa is left behind in global climate finance boom

Power, Renewable energy, Strategy & risk, Finance & investment

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24 grid-connected projects commissioned by end Q3 2024

African Energy Live Data’s latest analysis shows that almost 2.4GW of on-grid generation capacity was commissioned in the first three quarters of 2024.

New report suggests SDG7 could be achieved by 2034

African Energy staff led research for the Africa-EU Energy Partnership’s second annual European Financial Flows on SDG7 to Africa report.

New data: African power generation additions lowest in five years

African Energy has assessed the state of the African power industry at the end of 2023 and re-examined the project pipeline for the 2024-2029 period.

North Africa power trends: Renewable energy potential only partially met in gas-addicted region

African Energy has analysed the latest on-grid power generation data for North Africa.

Research underlines challenges faced by carbon and renewable credits markets

Almost 50% of respondents to an African Energy survey said the certification of carbon or renewable credits is too costly or time-intensive.

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Libya oil map 2020, Tripoli

The Libya energy dossier

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African Energy’s latest piece of investigative journalism is based on a stream...

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Tunisia's renewable energy opportunity report

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Tunisia has some of the best prospects for renewable energy in Africa. ...

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South Africa’s new power market

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Drastic regulatory reforms are reshaping South Africa’s electricity supply industry (ESI). With...

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Green hydrogen (GH2) prospects in Africa

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Green hydrogen (GH2) prospects in Africa are developing at breakneck speed. But...

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