Africa Industry News
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Impending enthusiasm and an increase in the variety of funding seem to be two key factors moving the industry forward.Article -
Under the overarching theme “Investment & Impact,” the Forum’s 2020 programme puts sustainable development and the impact of power projects under...Article -
Recent outbursts of opportunities combined with the readiness of potential investors from overseas are definitely bringing on a formidable momentum...Article -
A comprehensive report by Professor Anton Eberhard and Gabrielle Dyson, this review groups evidence from 2003 onwards of the impact of...Article -
First grid-connected project supported by REPP to begin full construction. The UK government-funded REPP is set to continue support for country’s...Article -
"We’re seeing countries like Kenya, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, really making a lot of smart decisions to get electricity to as many people as...Article -
Globeleq, the leading independent power producer in sub-Saharan Africa, and IPS (West Africa), a company owned by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic...Article -
A close look at how Altaaqa Global Energy Services is progressively changing the energy landscape with upgraded power technologies and flexible...Article -
SolarPower Europe presents case studies that showcase the advantages of digitalisation in the face of the new solar waveArticle -
For more than 12 years, a plan has been evolving and progressing in Senegal’s energy sector, building to a situation now where the region’s first...Article -
THREE YEARS AGO, A WORLD BANK MEETING IN NAIROBI BROUGHT TOGETHER REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, COMPANIES FROM THE ENERGY SPACE AND A HOST OF...Article -
In July 2019, the Lake Turkana Wind Power project was officially inaugurated in Kenya by President Uhuru Kenyatta.Article -
aef TV speaks with Bob Chesnutt, Senior Project Director, Anergi. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with H.E Hon. Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo, Minister of Energy, Burkina Faso. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with H.E. Hon. Gesler E Murray, Minister of Energy & Mining, Liberia. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Andre Turmel, Partner & Co-Head, Fasken. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Emmanuel Antwi-Dwarks, CEO, Volta River Authority. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Vangelis Kamaris, CEO, West Africa Operations, METKA. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Chris Antenonopolis, CEO, Lekela. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Manuel Mota, CEO, Mota-Engil Africa. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Rob James, Canadian Commercial Director, Clean Tech and Energy. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Gabriel Lorenzi, SVP, Galileo Technologies. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Maria Pena, CEO, ICEX. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman, AMEA Power. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Simon Hodson, CEO, Gridworks Development Partners. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV interview speaks with Thomas Timmins, Partner, Gowling WLG. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Andy Herscowitz, Co-ordinator, Power Africa. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with H.E. Dr Slim Feriani, Minister for Industry & SMEs, Tunisia. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Abdel Didier Tella, Director General, Association of Power Utilities Africa. Click on the image to listen.Article -
aef TV interview with Yoven Moorooven, CEO, ENGIE. Click on the image to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with H.E. Hon. Alexandre Dias Monteiro, Ministry for Industry, Commerce and Energy, Cape Verde. Click on the image to listen...Article -
aef TV speaks with Mohammed Ghazali, Moroccan Ministry of Mines, Energy & Sustainable Development. Click on the image to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Joshua Choge, Chairman, Kengen, Kenya. Click on the image to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with H.E. Hon. Fortune Chasi, Minister of Energy & Power Development, Zimbabwe. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Karen Breytenbach, Head of IPP Office, South Africa. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Brian Cunningham, Strategic Wind Development, Building Energy South Africa. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Dimitri Papaefstratiou, DLA Piper. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Gustavo Fernandes, Head of International Development, Voltalia. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Romain Py, Head of Transactions, AIIM. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Duncan Abel, Energy Director, Nedbank. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with Anand Naidoo, Managing Executive - Client Coverage, ABSA. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV interview with Jason Harlan, CEO, Fieldstone. Click the image below to listen.Article -
aef TV speaks with H.E. Hon. Dr Teshome Tafesse Beyene, State Minister, Ministry of Finance, Ethiopia. Click the image below to listen.Article -
Development lessons learnt - with Norton Rose Fulbright's Dan Metcalfe and Laura KiweluArticle -
We welcome Brian van Oerle to the aef podcast, Chief Executive Officer of Fieldstone Africa Investment Resources (FAIR)Article -
We spoke with Dimitri Papefstratiou, Partner at DLA Piper, ahead of the Africa Energy Forum 2019Article -
Fabio Borba, Managing Director of Business Development, UK, from Globeleq, reflects on Africa's power landscape in 2019Article -
Damilola Ogunbiyi, Managing Director and Chief Executive of Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency, talks to James Gavin about her efforts to support...Article -
The task is huge, but the region’s governments are increasing investment in electricity projects, writes Neil Ford.Article -
A round-up of progress on energy-generating projects around Southern Africa, with updates of schemes that are either in the pipeline or have been...Article -
There are vast energy resources in West Africa: plentiful natural gas, hydropower and huge solar resources. But maximising power generation in the...Article -
Financiers are finding new ways of attracting private investors to African power projects. James Gavin takes the pulse.Article -
Progress is finally being made on African transmission infrastructure. Neil Ford charts the moves under way to boost capacity.Article -
Renewables, gas, nuclear and coal are all part of the energy policies of countries across North Africa.Article -
The Maghreb region offers good conditions for renewable generation and rising domestic gas reserves, but strategies for power sector development...Article -
North Africa spotlight: Egypt is blazing a trail with the completion of three massive gas-fired power stations, while Morocco focuses on innovative...Article -
An interview with Rentia van Tonder, Head of Power at Standard Bank. Since joining the company five years ago, Rentia has been the driving force...Article -
The region is trying to shake its addiction to fossil fuel, writes Neil Ford.Article -
African states are seizing the opportunity to meet fast-rising power demand with clean energy, writes Ian Lewis.Article -
Alexandre Dias Monteiro, Minister for Industry, Trade and Energy in Cabo Verde, outlines his country’s ambitious strategy to jettison fossil fuels in...Article -
Africa may not be responsible for the global climate emergency, but the continent’s energy sector needs to be part of the solution.Article -
Many energy schemes across Africa wither because of the absence of effective financing structures. However, both development finance institutions and...Article -
Energy integration is firmly on the agenda, as intra-African trade gains ground as a catalyst for economic growth and poverty reduction. James...Article -
The region has some major plans under way. Neil Ford profiles the energy landscape of East Africa.Article -
There has been a remarkable level of innovation in East African power-sector development, says Neil Ford in his overview of policy and investment in...Article -
Gas, hydro and solar are all investment targets.Article -
Mini- and micro-grids that produce renewable energy are key elements needed to help solve Africa’s power problems, writes Ian Lewis.Article -
Wind, gas and hydro are dominating East Africa’s project market, writes Neil Ford.Article -
Interview with Mami Dufie Ofori, Executive Secretary, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, GhanaArticle -
Interview with Vera Songwe, Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)Article -
Welcome to aef TV, where we talk to leading public and private sector energy leaders about their experiences in the industry, long term goals and...Article -
Morocco’s efforts to make good on its ambitious renewable power targets are now paying dividends, "Ian Lewis" reports.Article
