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TotalEnergies Completes $800m Exit from Nigeria Oil Licences

TotalEnergies Completes $800m Exit from Nigeria Oil Licences

With the last foreign majors gone from the old Shell venture, Nigerian owners now carry the Niger Delta's oil, its community disputes and its gas link to NLNG.

30th October, 2026By Abdulazeez Hameed
Nigeria Installs 89 Transformers Across National Grid

Nigeria Installs 89 Transformers Across National Grid

TCN's deployment of 89 transformers has added more than 8,500MVA to the national grid, but maintenance at its Katampe substation has exposed the continuing need to service transmission equipment.

30th October, 2026By Clement Abayomi
FG Approves Procurement for Super Grids to Lift Transmission to 19,000 MW

FG Approves Procurement for Super Grids to Lift Transmission to 19,000 MW

Nigeria's super grid plan aims to free power stuck behind a network that carries under half of what its plants can generate, amid a decades-old equipment backlog.

30th October, 2026By Abdulazeez Hameed

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Climate & SustainablityRenewablesPowerFinanceOil & GasPolicy & Governance

Top Stories

Mozambique Targets June 2027 Deadline for 10 Rural Power Projects

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Mozambique Targets June 2027 Deadline for 10 Rural Power Projects

30th October, 2026
FG Approves Procurement for Super Grids to Lift Transmission to 19,000 MW

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

FG Approves Procurement for Super Grids to Lift Transmission to 19,000 MW

30th October, 2026
Nigeria: Collapsed Towers Leave Keffi, Akwanga in Prolonged Blackout

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Nigeria: Collapsed Towers Leave Keffi, Akwanga in Prolonged Blackout

28th October, 2026
Egypt Solar Plant to Power 1.4 Million Homes

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Egypt Solar Plant to Power 1.4 Million Homes

28th October, 2026
Egypt Signs Preliminary Funding for $650m Dandara Solar Park

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Egypt Signs Preliminary Funding for $650m Dandara Solar Park

28th October, 2026
Nigeria: Power Substations Commissioned in Kano, Katsina

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Nigeria: Power Substations Commissioned in Kano, Katsina

28th October, 2026
Nigerian Refineries Got 127m Barrels of Local Crude in 2026 - NUPRC

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 2 min read

Nigerian Refineries Got 127m Barrels of Local Crude in 2026 - NUPRC

28th October, 2026
Afreenergy Gets €12m to Grow Senegal Rooftop Solar Fivefold

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Afreenergy Gets €12m to Grow Senegal Rooftop Solar Fivefold

26th October, 2026
Nigeria's $300m DRE Fund Covers only 2% of Off-Grid Need

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Nigeria's $300m DRE Fund Covers only 2% of Off-Grid Need

26th October, 2026
Libya Restarts Brega Methanol, Refinery and Gas Plants

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Libya Restarts Brega Methanol, Refinery and Gas Plants

26th October, 2026
Proposed South African Nuclear Plant Faces Scrutiny Over Squid Fishery

By Clement Abayomi• 3 min read

Proposed South African Nuclear Plant Faces Scrutiny Over Squid Fishery

25th October, 2026
Museveni Seeks European Investment Bank Funding for Uganda’s Power, Rail Projects

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Museveni Seeks European Investment Bank Funding for Uganda’s Power, Rail Projects

25th October, 2026
BluEnergy Starts Building 25.6MWp Solar Plant for Ekurhuleni

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

BluEnergy Starts Building 25.6MWp Solar Plant for Ekurhuleni

24th October, 2026
Kenya Invites Public to Name Crude Oil Ahead of December Production

By Fabian Gbadamosi• 2 min read

Kenya Invites Public to Name Crude Oil Ahead of December Production

24th October, 2026
Rwanda Sets $300m Turnover Test for 200MW Floating Solar Project

By Clement Abayomi• 4 min read

Rwanda Sets $300m Turnover Test for 200MW Floating Solar Project

23rd October, 2026
Nigeria: NBTI Unveils $600m Solar Pipeline for Campuses, Small Firms

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

Nigeria: NBTI Unveils $600m Solar Pipeline for Campuses, Small Firms

22nd October, 2026
African Energy Week Reports $17bn in Energy Commitments in Cape Town

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

African Energy Week Reports $17bn in Energy Commitments in Cape Town

22nd October, 2026
Mozambique Hands Solar Factory to UAE Firm for Technology Upgrade

By Clement Abayomi• 3 min read

Mozambique Hands Solar Factory to UAE Firm for Technology Upgrade

22nd October, 2026
NUPRC to Revoke Idle Oil Blocks After October 31 Deadline

By Abdulazeez Hameed• 2 min read

NUPRC to Revoke Idle Oil Blocks After October 31 Deadline

22nd October, 2026
Ethiopia’s Gas Deal Revives Development After 2022 Contract Dispute

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Ethiopia’s Gas Deal Revives Development After 2022 Contract Dispute

21st October, 2026

Featured Stories

Nigeria Arrests 30 Suspects Over Transmission Tower Vandalism

Nigeria Arrests 30 Suspects Over Transmission Tower Vandalism

Scrap theft is stripping steel from Nigeria's northern towers just as the government plans super grids, and every replacement diverts money from the network's growth.

30th October, 2026By Abdulazeez Hameed
Nigeria: BOI Installs Solar Power for Entrepreneurs
2 min read

Nigeria: BOI Installs Solar Power for Entrepreneurs

By Clement Abayomi28th October, 2026
$300m Fund to Finance Mini-Grids, Solar Systems in Nigeria
2 min read

$300m Fund to Finance Mini-Grids, Solar Systems in Nigeria

By Clement Abayomi27th October, 2026
  • Nigeria Installs 89 Transformers Across National Grid
  • TotalEnergies Completes $800m Exit from Nigeria Oil Licences
  • Algeria's 300MW Foulia Plant Lifts 2026 Solar Additions to 700MW
  • Ghana to Pitch Clean Energy Plans at India Renewable Summit
  • Morocco Banks On Gas Discoveries to Cut Energy Imports by 2031
  • Mauritania’s $220m Solar Project Gets Proposed $54m IFC Loan
  • South Africa Solar Firm Develops Online System to Verify Home Installations
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Analysis

Can Africa Turn Renewable Assets into Investable Infrastructure?

By Rosemary Akpo-ga Emmanuel• 10 min read

Can Africa Turn Renewable Assets into Investable Infrastructure?

Nigeria's RAMCO wants to turn stranded renewable assets into bankable infrastructure, but can it sol...

29th September, 2026
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