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Africa offshore wind energy — zero commissioned capacity despite 100GW of announced projects across the continent

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Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

UphivaBETAR
April 6, 2026

Africa has extraordinary offshore wind resources and precisely zero commissioned megawatts — an investigation into the regulatory, financing, and infrastructure barriers blocking the continent’s highest-potential energy source.

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Africa offshore wind: 100GW announced, zero commissioned — the structural barriers blocking the continent's highest-potential energy source

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Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

UphivaBETAR
April 6, 2026

Africa has extraordinary offshore wind resources and precisely zero commissioned megawatts. An investigation into the regulatory, financing, and infrastructure barriers blocking the continent’s highest-potential energy source.

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Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Clim — BETAR Africa

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Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance

UphivaBETAR
April 6, 2026

Africa has $50B in LNG expansion planned. The NDC climate pledges say otherwise. BETAR analyses the contradiction at the heart of the continent’s energy investment strategy.

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Africa electricity tariff reform Nigeria Ghana Kenya 2026 energy transition

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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

UphivaBETAR
April 6, 2026

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.

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Africa 50B gas LNG expansion NDC climate finance contradiction 2026

Energy & Climate

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Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance

UphivaBETAR
April 6, 2026

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.

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Africa LNG expansion vs energy transition NDC contradiction 2026

Energy & Climate

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Africa LNG Expansion vs. Energy Transition: $50B in Gas Infrastructure and a Continent Caught Between NDCs and Commercial Reality

UphivaBETAR
April 4, 2026

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.

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Africa electricity tariff reform wave 2026 — energy transition economics

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Africa Electricity Tariff Reform Wave 2026: Who Gains, Who Loses, and What It Means for the Energy Transition

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

From Lagos to Nairobi to Johannesburg, Africa’s utilities are raising electricity tariffs. Who absorbs the cost — and whether the reform actually funds the grid — is the real story.

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South Africa JETP climate finance disbursement gap 2026

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South Africa JETP: America Exited, Germany Doubled Down, and the Money Is Still Not Moving

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

The US exited South Africa’s $8.5B JETP deal. Germany doubled its commitment. 18 months in, disbursement lags badly. BETAR examines what is actually stalling the money and whether the architecture can survive political upheaval.

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Morocco Gotion Africa battery minerals value chain gigafactory 2026

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Africa Has the Battery Minerals. Morocco Has the Gigafactory. Here Is the Gap.

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Africa holds the majority of the world’s battery-critical minerals but does almost no battery manufacturing. Morocco’s Gotion gigafactory is the first serious attempt to close that gap — but the value chain challenge is more complex than it appears.

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South Africa Eskom grid stability 335 days without loadshedding 2026

Energy and Climate Tech

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South Africa Has Gone 335 Days Without Loadshedding. Here Is What Actually Changed at Eskom — and What Hasn’t

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

South Africa recorded more than 335 consecutive days without loadshedding in early 2026. The structural drivers behind the turnaround — and the structural risks that remain — matter for every investor pricing South Africa’s energy future.

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Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance

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

Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance

Africa LNG Expansion vs. Energy Transition: $50B in Gas Infrastructure and a Continent Caught Between NDCs and Commercial Reality

Africa Electricity Tariff Reform Wave 2026: Who Gains, Who Loses, and What It Means for the Energy Transition

South Africa JETP: America Exited, Germany Doubled Down, and the Money Is Still Not Moving

Africa Has the Battery Minerals. Morocco Has the Gigafactory. Here Is the Gap.

South Africa Has Gone 335 Days Without Loadshedding. Here Is What Actually Changed at Eskom — and What Hasn’t

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way

Africa’s Fashion Week Economics: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Converts

Ghana Just Did What No West African Country Has Done: Put a Price on Charging an EV

The 1% Promise: Which African Governments Are Meeting the Kigali R&D Commitment — and What the Gap Costs the Continent

The 1% Promise: Which African Governments Are Meeting the Kigali R&D Commitment — and What the Gap Costs the Continent

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Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way