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Africa energy infrastructure news and analysis
The grids, solar, storage, gas and hydro projects reshaping power across Africa, from Egypt to South Africa: what is being built, who is paying for it, and what happens next. Updated as the stories land.
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Infinity Power and Hassan Allam sign 25-year PPA for 1 GW Ras Shokeir wind farm in Egypt
Infinity Power and Hassan Allam Utilities Energy have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Egypt’s state transmission company for the 1 GW Ras…
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Comoros inaugurates 20 MW of UAE-financed solar with 16 MWh storage on three islands
President Azali Assoumani has inaugurated three solar plants totalling about 20 MW with 16 MWh of battery storage, financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund…
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Kenya commissions 109 km, 132 kV transmission line linking Machakos, Konza and Namanga
President William Ruto has commissioned a 109 km, 132 kV transmission line built by KETRACO with India’s Shyama Power and financed by the Government…
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Africa solar module capacity to quadruple to 3.5GW in 2026 but output targets US market
African solar panel manufacturing capacity is set to reach about 3,500MW in 2026, yet 94% of panels installed on African rooftops still come directly…
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Mozambique-Malawi 400 kV interconnector energised as tariff talks begin
Malawi has confirmed the 218 km, 400 kV MOMA interconnector from Matambo to Phombeya was hot-commissioned on 8 August, with imports of 50 MW…
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Yellow Door Energy closes Nedbank financing for 49 MWp Lion Thorn solar park
Yellow Door Energy and Nedbank CIB have reached financial close on the 49 MWp Lion Thorn Solar Park in South Africa’s North West province,…
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Abu Dhabi’s ePointZero to buy 90% of 752 MW African IPP Azura Power
ePointZero, part of Abu Dhabi’s 2PointZero Group, has agreed to acquire a 90% stake in Azura Power, owner of 752 MW of gas-fired plants…
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Africa on track for record 17GW of solar in 2026 as 36 countries hit new highs
Ember analysis puts African solar installations at a record 17GW this year, up 45%, with distributed systems and 19 countries doubling their deployment driving…
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Kamoa Copper switches on Africa’s first 24/7 solar and battery baseload plant in DRC
CrossBoundary Energy has brought a 233 MWp solar and 526 MWh battery facility into commercial operation at the Kamoa Copper complex in the DRC,…
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Africa’s storage moment: Malawi’s first grid battery, SolarAfrica’s 300 MWh hybrid and a gigafactory bet
Three announcements in one week show African grid storage moving from pilots to standard infrastructure, with financing across the whole chain.
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Transformer lead times stretch as global grid build-out competes for supply
Utilities and developers in emerging markets report longer waits for large power transformers as global demand for grid equipment outruns manufacturing capacity, pushing early…
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Energy infrastructure news sources worth reading in 2026
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Southeast Asia energy infrastructure: how the region’s power systems fit together
A country-by-country map of Southeast Asia’s power systems, who runs them, how they procure, what is being built, and the cross-border projects that link…
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Energy infrastructure in South Africa: Eskom, load-shedding, REIPPPP and the private power boom
How South Africa’s power system is being restructured, why load-shedding happened, how the renewable IPP programme and private generation reforms work, and where the…
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