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Africa’s Renewable Energy Auction Crunch: Zombie Projects, Delayed CODs, and the Grid That Can’t Absorb Supply

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Africa’s renewable energy auction pipeline is clogged with zombie projects — awarded but unbuilt, funded but not connected. An analysis of why CODs keep slipping and what it means for the energy transition.

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Africa’s Regulatory Sandbox Wave: 25 Programmes, 15 Markets, One Continent Testing AI and Fintech in Safe Harbours

Southern Africa’s Hydropower Crisis: Climate Change Is Killing the Region’s Baseload

Africa’s Data Protection and AI Regulation: A Synthesis of the Four Frameworks That Will Shape the Continent

Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars Africans Will Drive?