Vibes and Cruise

“Vibes and Cruise” is a slogan that is thriving in the Nigerian conversational space lately. This…

New Indian Coal Assets Could End Up Stranded

Falling costs of renewables mean that about 62GW of coal-fired generation currently under construction and pre-construction…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

A tale of Two Electricity Markets

Across the continent, electricity markets currently deal with rising debt, inadequate generation, poor network infrastructure, and…

GHANA: ECG Adds 400 Transformers to Volta and Oti Region

ECG begins installation of 400 transformers Transformers to help improve services in the area Volta and…

When One Door Closes, Another Opens

To begin with, in the last seven years, the national grid has collapsed 128 times. A…

RWANDA: Energy Sector Suffers a Budgetary Shortfall

The electricity sector suffers a budget deficit REG sees Rwf23 billion reduction from previous year Weiss…

The Minister Versus Downstream Energy Regulator: Is Zero Influence an Option? (Part 1)

The Regulator is a key actor in the liberalised energy market. The aims of liberalisation are…

WEST AFRICA: ECOWAS Holds Workshop on Energy Data Collation

Workshop in line with Energy Policy To collate energy data from member countries Data to form…

NNPC, Borno Explore Gas Power Plant Construction

NNPC and the Borno State Government want to construct a gas power plant in the State.…