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Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026

Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026

Power Africa Today brings the full African power investment ecosystem to African Energy Week 2026, from multilateral lenders and DFIs to investors and advisers, as part of AEW 2026 at CTICC 1 in Cape Town, October 12-16.

14th August, 2026By Abiodun Salako

Dangote Refinery Puts Crude Price Before Supply Volume

Dangote Refinery Puts Crude Price Before Supply Volume

Dangote Refinery maintains that costly domestic crude and extra transaction premiums can undermine local refining economics and make petroleum products more expensive.

14th August, 2026By Clement Abayomi

Accra Faces Power Cuts as GRIDCo Moves to Replace Damaged Transmission Tower

Accra Faces Power Cuts as GRIDCo Moves to Replace Damaged Transmission Tower

GRIDCo’s planned tower replacement in Ashaiman draws attention to the risks facing Ghana’s transmission network and the need to protect power infrastructure from unsafe activities.

14th August, 2026By Abdulazeez Hameed

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Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026

By Abiodun Salako• 3 min read

Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026

14th August, 2026

Sierra Leone Upgrades Grid ahead of 108-MW NANT Power Plant

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 2 min read

Sierra Leone Upgrades Grid ahead of 108-MW NANT Power Plant

14th August, 2026

Accra Faces Power Cuts as GRIDCo Moves to Replace Damaged Transmission Tower

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 1 min read

Accra Faces Power Cuts as GRIDCo Moves to Replace Damaged Transmission Tower

14th August, 2026

Malawi Power Cuts Deepen as Solar Output Plunges, Nkula B Unit Fails

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 1 min read

Malawi Power Cuts Deepen as Solar Output Plunges, Nkula B Unit Fails

14th August, 2026

Ituka Solar Project Moves Closer to Powering Uganda’s West Nile

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 54 sec read

Ituka Solar Project Moves Closer to Powering Uganda’s West Nile

12th August, 2026

S.Africa’s Gas Bill Faces Calls for Investment Certainty, Competition

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 3 min read

S.Africa’s Gas Bill Faces Calls for Investment Certainty, Competition

12th August, 2026

Nigeria: 1.55m Meter Deal Survives Court Dispute, Puts Focus on Electricity Reform

By Clement Abayomi• 3 min read

Nigeria: 1.55m Meter Deal Survives Court Dispute, Puts Focus on Electricity Reform

11th August, 2026

Solar Demand Sends Africa’s Imports Past $400m — Report

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Solar Demand Sends Africa’s Imports Past $400m — Report

11th August, 2026

AFC Commits €50m to Senegal’s Sangomar Oil Field

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

AFC Commits €50m to Senegal’s Sangomar Oil Field

10th August, 2026

Eskom Records Strongest EAF Performance in Six Years

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 3 min read

Eskom Records Strongest EAF Performance in Six Years

10th August, 2026

Nigeria: Lekki Residents Demand End to Two-Week Power Outage

By Abdulazeez Hameed • 2 min read

Nigeria: Lekki Residents Demand End to Two-Week Power Outage

9th August, 2026

Turkey Tests Somalia’s Offshore Oil Potential With Curad-1 Well

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Turkey Tests Somalia’s Offshore Oil Potential With Curad-1 Well

9th August, 2026

Nigeria: $20bn Gas Supply Deals Hinge on Pipeline Flow

By Clement Abayomi• 3 min read

Nigeria: $20bn Gas Supply Deals Hinge on Pipeline Flow

9th August, 2026

Sahara Upstream Puts Two Oilfield Firms Under One Services Strategy

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Sahara Upstream Puts Two Oilfield Firms Under One Services Strategy

8th August, 2026

Sudan Waives Solar Import Duties After Merowe Power Failure

By Clement Abayomi• 3 min read

Sudan Waives Solar Import Duties After Merowe Power Failure

8th August, 2026

EU Pours €690 Million Into Egypt's Grid Ahead of Europe Power Exports

By Clement Abayomi• 3 min read

EU Pours €690 Million Into Egypt's Grid Ahead of Europe Power Exports

7th August, 2026

East Africa Holds 9 Billion Barrels of Oil, Set to Discuss Potential at 2027 Summit

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

East Africa Holds 9 Billion Barrels of Oil, Set to Discuss Potential at 2027 Summit

7th August, 2026

Mozambique Banks on Energy Sector to Attract New Investment

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Mozambique Banks on Energy Sector to Attract New Investment

7th August, 2026

Nigeria Returns to World Energy Council's Global Network

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Nigeria Returns to World Energy Council's Global Network

7th August, 2026

Uganda Parliament Orders Report on Delayed $608m Electricity Project

By Clement Abayomi• 2 min read

Uganda Parliament Orders Report on Delayed $608m Electricity Project

6th August, 2026

Featured Stories

Zambia Commissions 27-MWp Solar-Hydro Hybrid Plant

Zambia Commissions 27-MWp Solar-Hydro Hybrid Plant

Zambia’s first solar-hydro hybrid plant marks a shift toward combining renewable technologies to improve power reliability, diversify generation and make better use of existing hydropower assets.

14th August, 2026By Abdulazeez Hameed

Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Return to World Energy Council

Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Return to World Energy Council

By Abdulazeez Hameed 8th August, 2026

Dangote Sets October Start for $16bn Lamu Refinery

Dangote Sets October Start for $16bn Lamu Refinery

By Abdulazeez Hameed 8th August, 2026

Development Finance, Advisory and Research Leaders Join Power Africa Today at AEW 2026
Dangote Refinery Puts Crude Price Before Supply Volume
Central African Republic's Solar Plant Raises Power Capacity by Over 60%
Kenya’s Renewable Boom Puts Grid Flexibility under Pressure
Malawi Battery Project Unlocks 100MW of Stranded Renewable Power
NAWEC Rejects Claims of Electricity Tariff Increase in The Gambia
Local Refineries Receive 53.7m Barrels of Crude in Q2

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Malawi Power Cuts Deepen as Solar Output Plunges, Nkula B Unit Fails Abdulazeez Hameed

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