Brazil Fuel Subsidy Bill Reaches US$6.2 Billion, Treasury Says Revenue Covers It
Brazil fuel subsidy and tax relief cost US$6.2 billion to the end of August, and the Treasury says this year’s...
September 29, 2026Topic
energy policy
Kenya Makes Solar Owners Pay for Power Fed to the Grid Without Approval
Kenya now bills homes and firms for solar power pushed into the grid without approval, under a rule backdated to...
September 26, 2026
Nigeria’s Atiku Urges President Tinubu to Cut Fuel Prices
Nigerian presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar urged President Bola Tinubu to cut petrol and diesel prices, saying people pay about US$1.05...
September 20, 2026
Nigeria’s Main Opposition Candidate Wants the State to Discount Crude for Local Refineries
Atiku Abubakar's production subsidy plan would discount crude for Nigerian refineries, with support tied to verified output and a fiscal...
September 13, 2026
Petrol in Antananarivo Passes 5,300 Ariary as the State Steps Back
Madagascar fuel prices rose on 5 September, with SP95 petrol moving from 5,100 to 5,300 ariary a litre as the...
September 7, 2026
Nigeria Becomes the First OPEC Member to Join the IEA
Nigeria joins the IEA as an association country, the first OPEC member to do so, signing a Joint Work Programme...
September 4, 2026
South Africa Has Wind But No Wires to Carry It
South Africa's gazetted energy plan needs 14,500 km of new power lines and R2.2 trillion, about US$137 billion, of investment...
August 24, 2026
Namibia Approved an Oil Local-Content Policy That Binds Nobody Yet
The Namibia local content policy for oil was approved on 4 August 2026. It has not been gazetted, so for...
August 23, 2026
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, 2026