The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) and the West African Power Pool Information and Coordination Centre (WAPP-ICC) have announced the completion of a synchronisation test between the Nigerian power grid, which includes Niger Republic and parts of Benin and Togo, and the rest of the West African power grid.
Eskom has announced that South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) has approved a 20-year licence extension for Unit 2 at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, allowing continued operation until 9 November 2045.
The Egyptian government is discussing plans to upgrade the country’s major hydropower stations and strengthen the national electricity grid as part of efforts to expand renewable energy generation.
Zimbabwe has agreed to allow Zesco, Zambia’s state power utility, to draw additional water from the Kariba Dam to allow it to sustain electricity generation after the company exhausted its 2025 allocation.
South Africa has announced a new national energy plan, which proposes reviving its stalled SMR nuclear project and expand gas-fired power generation.
Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition has announced that it plans to increase Ghana’s renewable energy generation to 10 per cent by 2030 and 50 per cent by 2060.
Nigeria is in advanced negotiations with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) for a €2 billion loan to finance construction of a new transmission network.
Eskom, the state-owned electric utility of South Africa, has announced that the final 800 MW unit as the Kusile coal-fired power plant has been commissioned and connected to the national grid.
According to a report, The Future of Electricity in the Middle East and North Africa, by the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity consumption in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has tripled since 2000 and is predicted to rise by an extra 50 per cent by 2035.
The energy think tank Ember reports that Africa is beginning to show the first clear signs of a boom in solar power, with imports of solar panels from China having surged dramatically over the past year.