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Botswana’s $504 Million AfDB Loan Links Renewable Energy Auction to Universal Electricity Access
Electricity and Power

Botswana’s $504 Million AfDB Loan Links Renewable Energy Auction to Universal Electricity Access

Africa Digest News October 28, 2026October 28, 2026
Botswana is linking its renewable energy expansion to a wider economic reform programme after the…
Why Cross-Border Electricity Trading Remains Difficult in Southern Africa
Electricity and Power

Why Cross-Border Electricity Trading Remains Difficult in Southern Africa

Africa Digest News October 23, 2026
Southern Africa has an established regional electricity market, but moving power between countries remains more…
How Development Banks Are Financing Egypt’s Largest Planned Solar Project
Electricity and Power

How Development Banks Are Financing Egypt’s Largest Planned Solar Project

Africa Digest News October 21, 2026October 21, 2026
Development banks are combining direct lending, syndicated loans and concessional finance to support Egypt’s planned…
Europe’s Energy Transition Offers Lessons for Central Africa, but Not a Blueprint
Electricity and Power

Europe’s Energy Transition Offers Lessons for Central Africa, but Not a Blueprint

Africa Digest News October 21, 2026October 21, 2026
Central African countries can draw lessons from Europe’s energy transition in regional electricity planning, grid…
How Electricity Trading Between African Countries Actually Works
Electricity and Power

How Electricity Trading Between African Countries Actually Works

Africa Digest News October 19, 2026
A country can experience an electricity shortage even when a neighbouring country has surplus generation.…
45% of Southern Africa’s Matched Power Trades Never Reached Buyers. Here’s Why
Electricity and Power

45% of Southern Africa’s Matched Power Trades Never Reached Buyers. Here’s Why

Africa Digest News October 5, 2026
Southern Africa’s electricity market is facing a problem that has little to do with how…
Why Nigeria Is Looking Beyond the Grid to Electrify Millions More People
Electricity and Power

Why Nigeria Is Looking Beyond the Grid to Electrify Millions More People

Africa Digest News October 5, 2026
Nigeria is increasingly looking beyond the conventional electricity grid to reach millions of people who…
Uganda’s $50 Million Transmission Deal Is Now Drawing More Private Investors
Electricity and Power

Uganda’s $50 Million Transmission Deal Is Now Drawing More Private Investors

Africa Digest News October 5, 2026
Uganda’s $50 million Amari Power Transmission project is beginning to demonstrate what opening the country’s…
Kenya May Not Need the National Grid to Reach Everyone
Electricity and Power

Kenya May Not Need the National Grid to Reach Everyone

Africa Digest News September 23, 2026
Kenya’s push toward universal electricity access may increasingly depend on building power systems that do…
How One South African University Is Taking Control of Its Power Supply
Electricity and Power

How One South African University Is Taking Control of Its Power Supply

Africa Digest News September 14, 2026
Nelson Mandela University wants to get about 80% of its electricity from renewable energy by…

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  • Botswana’s $504 Million AfDB Loan Links Renewable Energy Auction to Universal Electricity Access
  • South Africa’s Solar Boom Opens New Opportunities in Battery Storage and Local Manufacturing
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