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Ramaphosa’s Electricity Reform Marks Turning Point for South Africa’s Energy Future

The success of the Electricity Regulation Amendment Act and broader market reforms will be discussed at this year’s African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies conference

South Africa’s energy sector is entering a new phase of reform, with President Cyril Ramaphosa positioning the recently enacted Electricity Regulation Amendment Act as a transformative step toward ending load shedding and ensuring long-term energy security. In his 2025 State of the Nation Address, Ramaphosa underscored the Act’s role in…

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Uganda: Mitooma to get mini hydro power plant

The construction of the project falls under the auspices of the Electricity Access Scale up Project being implemented by the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), and will be funded under the ORIO Infrastructure Fund of the Netherlands

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has said that unreliable and expensive electricity which has limited opportunities for businesses, schools, health facilities and households around the country. Tayebwa made these remarks as he officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Ncwera Mini Hydro-Power Project in Ruhinda North County, Mitooma…

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The Sahel Can Revolutionize Renewable Energy Access and Affordability Up to the Last Mile (By Reshmi Theckethil)

Cognizant of the region's potential, UNDP is implementing the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS), aiming to provide clean, affordable energy to over 150 million people by 2025

By Reshmi Theckethil, Lead Portfolio, Climate Action, Disaster Risk Reduction, Energy, and Resilience | Sahel Resilience Project Manager, UNDP Sub-Regional Hub for West and Central Africa (www.UNDP.org).  Imagine a Sahel region where every household, school, and hospital has access to clean, affordable energy—where renewable power not only serves homes but…

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Africa Energy Summit, leaders commit to energy transformation with more than $50billion backing from global partners

The Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration represents a key milestone in addressing the energy gap in Africa, where more than 600 million people currently live without electricity

Thirty African Heads of State and government today committed to concrete reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to power economic growth, improve quality of life, and drive job creation across the continent. The leaders pledged their commitment in a declaration during the two-day Mission 300…

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African Guarantee Fund Launches $5 billion Mission 300 Local Currency Guarantee Facility to Accelerate Energy Access across Africa

This facility targets financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) sector

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) (www.AfricanGuaranteeFund.com) today announced the launch of its Mission 300 Local Currency Guarantee Facility, a groundbreaking initiative to mobilize $5 billion to support energy access projects across Africa. This facility targets financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) sector. The…

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Top Renewable Energy Projects Powering African Mining

The upcoming African Mining Week, set for October 1–3 in Cape Town, will bring together energy and mining stakeholders with global investors to enhance opportunities across Africa's mining and energy value chains

As Africa’s mining industry faces increasing pressure to decarbonize, companies are turning to renewable energy solutions to meet environmental targets while ensuring reliable and affordable energy supplies. This shift is driven by the need to reduce operational costs, achieve sustainability goals and comply with evolving global regulations. From solar and…

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Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit: Continent to connect 300 million to electricity by 2030 in new ambitious and collaborative initiative

Mission 300 will incorporate robust accountability measures, including country-specific monitoring and evaluation systems and the Africa Energy Regulatory Index to track progress

African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), and World Bank in unprecedented collaboration to transform Africa’s Energy Access  Strong emphasis on clean cooking solutions to avoid 600,000 deaths annually due to smoke exposure Connecting 300 million Africans to electricity within the next five years is within reach through collaborative effort and commitment to implementation, participants…

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Mission 300 Energy Summit to Gather Africa’s Leaders and Partners to Transform Energy Sector

Mission 300 is an unprecedented collaboration between the African Development Bank, the World Bank Group, and global partners to address Africa’s electricity access gap using new technology and innovative financing

African heads of state, business leaders, and development partners will converge tomorrow in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit where they will commit to ambitious reforms and actions to expand access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.…

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Lighting Up Africa: The Transformative Power of Mission 300 (By Kevin Kariuki)

Mission 300 will invest in new and rehabilitation of generation capacity, transmission systems, including intra- and regional interconnections, as well as distribution grids to build robust and reliable power systems

By Kevin Kariuki, Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate, and Green Growth at the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org/en) Across Africa, nearly 600 million people live in energy poverty, deprived of reliable access to electricity—a fundamental prerequisite for modern life. This staggering statistic represents more than just a lack of…

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Yaka metre upgrade reaches 2.2 million users

The upgrade was necessitated by the global Token Identifier (TID) rollover mandated by the Standard Transfer Specification (STS) Association

The State Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Sidronious Okaasai Opolot   has revealed that at least 2.2 million energy consumers across Uganda have successfully upgraded their prepaid Yaka metres. This he said, represents 95.5 per cent of all installed meters for Umeme and Uganda Electricity Distributing Company Limited…