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Kenya Generates 35% of Its Power From the Earth. The Rest of Africa’s Rift Valley Has Built Almost Nothing.
The Great Rift Valley carries volcanic heat sufficient to power the continent’s most reliable low-carbon grid. Kenya has proved the model works. The rest of Africa has done almost nothing with it.
AfDB Mission 300: Two Years In, $20B Committed — What Has Actually Been Connected?
The African Development Bank’s Mission 300 initiative promised electricity access for 300 million Africans by 2030. Two years in and $20B committed — BETAR measures the gap between commitment and connection.
Africa’s Electricity Tariff Reckoning: Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya Are Raising Power Prices — Here Is Who Gains, Who Loses, and What It Means for the Energy Transition
Seven African markets raised electricity tariffs in the past twelve months. The economics are defensible — subsidies are unsustainable. Here is who gains, who loses, and what it means for the energy transition.
Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance
Twelve African countries are building or approving $50 billion in LNG and gas infrastructure. The economic logic is defensible — the NDC financing trap is the hidden cost.
Africa’s First Carbon-Financed Clean Cooking Programme: How AfDB Is Using Carbon Credits to Replace Charcoal
The AfDB’s SEFA has backed a $10M blended vehicle to deploy 115,000 electric induction cookers in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia — the AfDB’s first-ever carbon finance transaction for electric cooking.
Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months
The Nigeria Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up programme is the largest single solar mini-grid deployment commitment in Africa’s history. Here is what it is trying to do and the operational risks that will determine if it delivers.
Morocco Gotion: Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory Breaks Ground in Kenitra
The Gotion High-Tech gigafactory in Kenitra, Morocco broke ground as Africa’s first utility-scale battery manufacturing plant. Beyond the milestone, the questions are about supply chain control, EU trade advantage, and mineral-rich nation lessons.
Spiro’s $50M Debt Round Signals Africa’s Battery-Swap Model Has Reached Infrastructure Scale
Spiro closes a $50M debt facility backed by Afreximbank, Nithio and the Africa Go Green Fund — raising total capital to $230M+ and proving the battery-swap model has passed proof-of-concept.
Africa LNG Expansion vs. Energy Transition: $50B in Gas Infrastructure and a Continent Caught Between NDCs and Commercial Reality
Africa has $50 billion in LNG and gas infrastructure under construction or at final investment decision — while 54 governments have signed climate pledges. As COP30 approaches, the contradiction is becoming impossible to ignore.
Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months
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