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Ivanhoe Mines’ procurement of substantial solar PV and battery storage supply for its operated Kamoa-Kakula copper mine will augment hydroelectricity from Snel and Sapp imports, helping to ensure continuity of power supply at the site, where the commissioning of a smelter has been delayed by power supply problems, writes Marc Howard in Cape Town.

DR Congo
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The entry into Goma of rebel and Rwandan forces is a catastrophe for Democratic Republic of Congo and threatens a return to wider conflict in the Great Lakes region. International efforts have so far failed to secure peace in troubled eastern Congo – which will require difficult decisions and major efforts to curb Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s ambitions, overcome DRC President Félix Tshisekedi’s failings and restore trade in the region’s critical minerals to a legal footing.

DR Congo | Rwanda
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A further $553m pledge has boosted the outgoing Biden administration’s commitments to the Lobito Corridor and adjacent projects to over $4bn. This points to a significant revitalisation of US ties with African countries – which may be too little, too late, although the Lobito project is unlikely to be halted by a more mercantilist Trump administration.

DR Congo | Angola | Zambia | Tanzania
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Six years of debts owed by Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to Zesco are a heavy burden on the utility. Figures seen by African Energy suggest the amount is much larger than previously estimated and may not be repaid soon.

Zambia
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The Sirexe 2024 event has drawn senior officials to Abidjan, drawing commitments from Côte d’Ivoire to further develop its resources and energy industries

Côte d'Ivoire
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Côte d’Ivoire is pushing for a big upturn in renewable energy investment as a new event opens in Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire
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Saudi giant Acwa Power has agreed to supply electricity to Gotion High Tech Group’s planned Kenitra gigafactory in what will be Morocco’s biggest ever merchant power deal. The agreement could open the door to bigger and even more transformative developments and will restore Acwa’s position in Morocco, which has been eroded in recent years, writes Our Casablanca Correspondent.

Morocco
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The Zambian government has withdrawn plans to set up a state-owned company to control at least 30% of the output of projects focused on copper, cobalt, lithium and other critical minerals, but lobbying by industry has seen the plan put on ice.

Zambia
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Building on funding commitments from the AfDB, US and EU, work is accelerating on the Angola-DRC-Zambia rail network. The Lobito Corridor’s first phase has already seen faster, cheaper exports of Copperbelt minerals and a feasibility study on a Zambian spur is due. Washington is now mulling support for a potential extension of the corridor to the Indian Ocean, which could compete with Chinese plans to rehabilitate the Tazara link, but might even lead to co-operation with Beijing.

DR Congo | Angola | Zambia | Tanzania
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State-owned Kuvimba Mining Houses (KMH) is holding discussions with potential funding partners to develop mineral beneficiation at its portfolio of mines, where renewable C&I capacity is increasingly supplying power, writes Tonderayi Mukeredzi.

Zimbabwe
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The second phase of KMC’s spodumene processing plant, under construction in Hwange district, has been delayed by three months. The first phase of the processing plant was commissioned in December 2023.

Zimbabwe
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Re-elected amid some controversy for a second term, President Félix Tshisekedi, is promising accelerated reform, while multilateral officials and ambitious executives are again heavily focused on making the ‘transformational’ Grand Inga hydroelectric megaproject work, and miners looking to better exploit global-scale geology are structuring innovative C&I schemes. But enthusiasm about DRC should always be tempered with realism as its politics remain sulphurous, domestic conflicts murderous, and energy and other economics complex.

DR Congo
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President Patrice Talon’s sudden announcement that Benin would block the lifting of oil cargoes from the Niger-Benin Export Pipeline was a shock move that may be remedied swiftly but nevertheless point to continuing pressures on Niamey, since the military regime opted to end alliances with the US and France in favour of Russia and special friend China, write Marc Howard and Virgile Ahissou

Benin | Niger
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Approval from the interim parliament in Conakry for an unprecedented-for-Guinea liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and gas-to-power plant could be the first step towards meeting a predicted huge mining-driven increase in electricity demand. The project’s scale has raised eyebrows, but could prove transformative if it goes ahead, writes Marc Howard.

Guinea
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Construction work is nearly complete on a 15MW coal-fired plant to supply power to Sabi Star’s lithium mine in Zimbabwe’s Buhera district. African Energy takes a closer look at one of Zimbabwe’s three biggest lithium projects.

Zimbabwe