Nigeria’s Power Grid Loses Almost Twice as Much Electricity as Kenya
Nigeria illustrates just how severe electricity-system inefficiencies can become. In Q1 2026, Nigeria’s electricity distributors…
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Kenya’s Electricity Imports Are Becoming Increasingly Dependent on Ethiopia
Kenya’s electricity imports are heavily concentrated in Ethiopia, which supplied about 83% of all imported…
How KenGen and IPPs Push Up Kenya’s Foreign-Exchange Electricity Charge
KenGen and independent power producers (IPPs) play a major role in determining the size of…
Why Kenya’s Electricity Bills Remain Exposed to Fuel and Currency Costs
Kenya’s electricity bills remain heavily influenced by two monthly charges that can rise even when…
Kenya’s $1.5 Billion Offshore AI Data Centre Plan Puts Power at the Centre of Africa’s AI Race
Kenya could be set for a major new investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, with Greek…
Kenya Triples Power Ambition to 5,500MW as Industry, Mining and AI Drive Demand
Kenya is sharply raising its ambitions for new power generation as demand from industry, mining…
Nigeria’s DARES Programme Falls Behind on Electricity Access Target as World Bank Restructures Project
Nigeria’s Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up (DARES) programme is falling significantly behind its electricity-access…
Why Eswatini Still Imports Most of Its Electricity
Eswatini continues to rely heavily on imported electricity despite having significant domestic generation potential, with…
South Africa’s Renewable Contracts Are Becoming More Flexible Than the Traditional PPA
For years, renewable energy projects in South Africa followed a familiar model. Developers built wind…
Ireland Loses 15% of Wind Power as Grid Constraints Stall Renewable Energy
Ireland generated more wind power than its electricity network could handle during the first half…