Kenya Charcoal Prices Hit 78-Month High, Squeezing Urban Households
Kenya charcoal prices hit Sh96.79, about US$0.75, per kilogramme in June 2026, a 78-month high squeezing low-income urban households hardest.
August 18, 2026Topic
energy policy
Ghana Diesel Margin Cut by US$0.13 to Cap Transport Costs
Ghana cut the diesel regulatory margin by GH¢2 a litre for one month from 4 August 2026, three days after...
August 4, 2026
Ivory Coast Raises Fuel Prices for the Second Time Since May
Ivory Coast fuel prices rose on 1 August, with petrol at 905 CFA francs a litre and diesel at 725,...
August 3, 2026
Nigeria Signals an End to Its Power Subsidy, Then the Message Splits
Nigeria electricity subsidy is set to end from 2027, the power minister says, with no tariff rise planned. Officials dispute...
August 1, 2026
Mexico Pushes Fracking Incentives to Cut US Gas Dependence
Mexican lawmakers and Pemex are shaping fracking incentives — tax breaks and streamlined permits — to develop the Burgos Basin...
July 28, 2026
Nigeria Becomes the First OPEC Nation to Join the IEA
Nigeria joins the IEA as the first OPEC member to do so, giving Africa's largest oil producer a seat at...
July 4, 2026
Europe in a downward spiral – the new poverty of the old continent
If energy is life and the lack of energy is death, then Europe’s dismantling of its energy security is equivalent...
August 30, 2022
Brazil confirms reduced 10% share for biodiesel in 2022; industry opposes decision
Brazil, like Argentina, has decreed a reduction in the share of biofuels in fossil fuels. The announcement was supposed to...
December 1, 2021