Finance
We discuss finance as it concerned Africa
Focus
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AEW 2026: Ghana's Upstream Gains Meet Downstream Ambitions
Ghana's push to refine more of its own crude draws attention to a wider shift among African oil producers seeking to capture greater value from their resources locally.
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Africa Energy Pulse Joins African Energy Week 2026 as Media Partner
African Energy Week 2026 will bring energy leaders, investors and policymakers to Cape Town, with Africa Energy Pulse joining as a Media Partner.
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REA Secures N50bn Bank Financing to Expand Renewable Energy Access in Nigeria
REA’s N50bn financing deal with Alpha Morgan Bank and expected $119m JICA support could strengthen funding for mini-grids and renewable energy projects as Nigeria seeks to close its electricity access gap.
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Spark Secures €2m to Tackle Financing Bottlenecks in Africa’s Off-Grid Solar Market
Spark will use fresh seed funding to ease financing constraints among solar distributors, an issue that can limit equipment availability and slow electricity access for households beyond the reach of national grids.
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SolarAfrica Secures Funding for 342MW SunCentral Solar Phase
SolarAfrica’s completed financing for the first 342MW of SunCentral strengthens South Africa’s private renewable-power pipeline, with grid wheeling set to give businesses greater access to long-term clean electricity.
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Ramky Weighs $2bn Ghana Investment, Including Waste-to-Power
Ghana’s proposed partnership with Ramky could deepen the country’s industrial base while addressing two growing needs reliable energy and waste management, if the projects move from exploratory discussions to implementation.
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Niger Gives Consortium Four Months to Fund $1.9bn Refinery
The Dosso project has moved from an earlier memorandum to a formal agreement, but construction depends on financing.
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Batoka Dam Set to Add 2,400MW to Zambia, Zimbabwe Grid
Zambia and Zimbabwe have budgeted $440m in public equity for a hydropower project that could exceed their combined 1,500MW power shortfall.
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Mozambique Awaits ExxonMobil’s $30bn Rovuma LNG Investment Decision
ExxonMobil’s Area 4 project is planned to produce 18 million tonnes of LNG each year from the Rovuma Basin.
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AFC Commits €50m to Senegal’s Sangomar Oil Field
The funding will support the first phase of Sangomar’s development towards first oil, with Senegal expecting more government revenue, local jobs and lower reliance on imported oil and gas.