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Three distribution companies – Kano, Kaduna and Aba Power Limited Electric – were briefly disconnected from the grid by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in April after a long history of unpaid invoices. Government intervention led to them being reconnected, but only for a 60-day grace period. TCN has warned that other discos could be disconnected once the grace period expires.

A first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) had arrived at Italy’s new regasification terminal in Piombino, and had begun offloading at the Tuscan facility, Eni said on 5 May. The LNG was supplied from the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt, which Eni now operates in a joint venture with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (Egas).

The rapid increase in private sector projects is recorded in National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) data that show more than 1GW of electricity generation projects were launched by private companies in January/February 2023 alone, following the removal of licensing restrictions in December.

The offshore Dussafu permit is the focus of a six-well drilling campaign, as Gabon looks to address its declining oil production from maturing fields, while IOCs rationalise their assets and plan further exploration, writes James Gavin.

International energy majors are investing to raise oil and gas output and developing solar plants, while others are looking to tap into Angola’s critical minerals and other resources plays. With news flow suggesting considerable activity in diverse energy-related industries, but wary of governance shortfalls, African Energy asks: is it time for investors to get excited about Angola?

Angolan power projects contractor Aenergy and its Portuguese owner Ricardo Leitão Machado are continuing an extensive and detailed legal campaign in the United States and United Kingdom against Luanda-based state entities and various General Electric (GE)-related businesses.