Spark Secures Rand Debt for Commercial Solar Projects in Southern Africa
Spark Energy Services closed a ZAR 80 million (about US$5 million) rand debt solar facility with DWM to fund commercial...
September 11, 2026From Nigeria’s oil and Mozambique’s and Tanzania’s gas to South Africa’s grid crisis and the solar boom spreading across the continent, energy is where Africa’s growth and its great-power bargaining both play out. The Rio Times covers the oil and LNG deals, refineries, power projects and the transition finance reshaping how the continent fuels itself – with an eye on the capital flows and parallels linking Africa to Latin America’s own energy story. This hub collects our Africa energy coverage for investors and analysts.
Spark Energy Services closed a ZAR 80 million (about US$5 million) rand debt solar facility with DWM to fund commercial...
September 11, 2026
President João Lourenço inaugurated the Luau photovoltaic park in eastern Angola on 5 May 2026, bringing 24-hour solar power to...
September 11, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 10: Kenya's nurses end their 41-day strike with a signed return-to-work formula, Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola...
September 10, 2026
Dangote refinery IPO opened September 14, 2026 at N525 per share, funding a US$14.3 billion expansion to 1.4 million barrels...
September 9, 2026
ANGOLA · ENERGY Key Facts —The signal President João Lourenço said Botswana may join the Lobito Refinery’s shareholder structure “at...
September 9, 2026
LIBYA · ENERGY Key Facts —The latest strike A drone targeted the Brega fuel depot on Airport Road in Tripoli...
September 9, 2026
Africa Intelligence Brief for September 9: Gambia's President Barrow declares a national emergency over rolling blackouts three months before his
September 9, 2026
Econet solar plans include a 100 MW solar and battery scheme in Harare, after AI analysis found power cuts behind...
September 8, 2026
Ghana ECG private sector participation is targeted for early 2027, but the Trades Union Congress has threatened legal action to...
September 8, 2026