| Ringim urges Nigeria to leverage solar energy for industrial growth, local manufacturing builds on prior coverage — trace "leverage" in Storyline for the history | renewable energy | C |
| Kenya: Utility signs up another offtaker for Green Energy Park KenGen's signing of a new offtaker for its Olkaria Green Energy Park demonstrates sustained commercial demand for direct, captive renewable energy supply within Kenyan special economic zones. | African Energy | ppamined |
| A substantial amount of battery energy storage system (Bess) capacity has been added to Egypt’s largest solar PV IPP. builds on prior coverage — trace "amount" in Storyline for the history | African Energy | B |
| Rooftop solar boom pushes South Africa toward a new energy era builds on prior coverage — trace "pushes" in Storyline for the history | Southern Africa | C |
| Egypt, UK Talk Renewable Energy Cooperation, Grid Expansion builds on prior coverage — trace "Cooperation" in Storyline for the history | North Africa | C |
| Libya Power Plant Director Links Consumption to Electricity Subsidies builds on prior coverage — trace "Subsidies" in Storyline for the history | North Africa | C |
| African Development Bank Approves USD 114M for Morocco’s EV Battery Gigafactory disclosed size USD 114M; builds on prior coverage — trace "Gigafactory" in Storyline for the history | DFI commitment | C |
| Malawi commissions first standalone utility-scale battery storage project to strengthen grid reliability and unlock energy access for households and businesses Malawi has commissioned its first standalone utility-scale BESS (20 MW / 40 MWh in Kanengo, Lilongwe), backed by $20 million in GEAPP grant financing, unlocking ~100 MW of constrained renewable generation capacity. | BESS | codmined |
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| # | Market | Score | Deals | $m 12M | Pipeline MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 100.0 | 131 | 44,937 | 78,126 |
| 2 | Egypt | 58.7 | 77 | 23,552 | 73,514 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 36.8 | 20 | 12,192 | 72,858 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 32.6 | 74 | 14,446 | 10,400 |
| 5 | Zambia | 25.6 | 53 | 10,468 | 10,271 |
| Date | Deal | Ctry | Type | $m | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | Gotion Power Morocco LFP Battery Gigafactory (Kenitra) | Morocco | PFFC | 1,300 | A |
| 2026-07-26 | Kanengo Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) | Malawi | GrantFC | 20 | B |
| 2026-07-25 | MOPO Smart Battery Programme | Nigeria | Equity | 75 | A |
| 2026-07-25 | Egypt 500 kV Overhead Transmission Line Sections | Egypt | PF | 48 | B |
| 2026-07-24 | OCP Green Ammonia & Renewables Program | Morocco | PFpledge | 13,000 | B |
| 2026-07-23 | Sila Atlantik Morocco-Germany HVDC Interconnector | Morocco; Germany | PFpledge | 30,000 | B |
| 2026-07-23 | Climate Proof Water4Food Project | Ethiopia; South Sudan | Grant | 9.3 | A |
| 2026-07-23 | Sishen Solar PV Project | South Africa | PFFC | — | A |
| Date | Headline | Geo | Signals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | First-of-its-kind solar power plant in South Africa allowing R44.5-billion Kalahari mine to say goodbye to Eskom builds on prior coverage — trace "First-of-its-kind" in Storyline for the history | Pan-Africa | |
| 2026-07-24 | President to mark launch of 155MW wind facility capacity 155MW; builds on prior coverage — trace "President" in Storyline for the history | Pan-Africa | |
| 2026-07-24 | South Africa's first utility-scale solar plant on rehabilitated mine land signals new era for sustainable mining and clean energy transition builds on prior coverage — trace "signals" in Storyline for the history | Pan-Africa | |
| 2026-07-24 | World Bank Funds Zambia-Malawi Project for Cross-Border Electricity Connection Reconfirms the $43M IDA grant for the Zambia-Malawi interconnector already tracked as DEAL-20260725-003, adding technical scope (47km in Zambia within a 192km 400kV corridor) and Mission 300/RETRADE-SA programme alignment, but changes no tracked figures. | Pan-Africa | funding |
| 2026-07-24 | World Bank backs South Africa’s $1.5 billion electricity market overhaul The $1.5bn World Bank Development Policy Loan backing Eskom's unbundling and private transmission investment is now formally signed (21 July), converting the previously LinkedIn-sourced pledge into a confirmed sovereign financing instrument that signals multilateral tailwind for the transmission/CGV pipeline, even though it remains budget support rather than project-tied capital. | Pan-Africa | deal_size |
| 2026-07-24 | Kenya's Renewable Energy Ambitions Slowed by PPA Freeze, Report Finds Kenya's five-year-old PPA moratorium is now explicitly linked by Bloomberg/African Energy analysis to stalled generation additions and a shelved Microsoft-G42 data centre, signalling to lenders that bankability risk in Kenya is regulatory, not resource-based, until the freeze is formally lifted. | Pan-Africa | ppa |
| Date | Policy | Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | Mission 300 Multiple (Africa-wide) · African Union; African Development Bank; World Bank Group | — |
| 2026-07-24 | Cape Town Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Budget Allocation South Africa · City of Cape Town | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Cape Town Three-Year R6bn Electricity Infrastructure Investment Programme South Africa · City of Cape Town Energy Directorate | — |
| 2026-07-21 | Supporting the Just Energy Transition in South Africa by Strengthening Local Value Chains and Enhancing Quality Assurance for Electric Vehicle Batteries South Africa · United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) | — |
| 2026-07-21 | NERC Grid Audit Guidelines and Federal-State Electricity Harmonisation 2026 Nigeria · Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) | 2 |
| # | Company | Deals | $m | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scatecin𝕏 | 21 | 12,318 | 30,262 |
| 2 | Xlinks | 1 | 34,000 | 11,500 |
| 3 | SNEL | 0 | 0 | 40,939 |
| 4 | African Export Import Bank | 1 | 14,000 | 0 |
| 5 | Department of Trade | 1 | 14,000 | 0 |
| Date | Market | Program / deal | US¢/kWh | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | Côte d'Ivoire | Scaling Solar Cote d'Ivoire — Laboa | 3.84 | A |
| 2025-08-07 | Côte d'Ivoire | Scaling Solar Cote d'Ivoire — Touba | 3.73 | A |
| 2018-01-01 | Ghana | Solar Feed-in Tariff | 19.00 | B |
| 2020-01-01 | Ghana | Bui floating solar project | 10.00 | B |
| 2026-05-05 | South Africa | REIPPPP Bid Window 7 | 2.70 | B |
| Market | Product | Developer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Solar panels | Qoray Mobility & Energies Limited | early_development |
| Egypt | Solar panels | Kibing Group (referred to as Kipin | late_development |
| Nigeria | Solar panels | Tranos Group | construction |
| Nigeria | Solar panels | Igbere Renewable Energy Nigeria LT | construction |
| Ethiopia | Solar cells | Hanergy New Energy Technology Comp | early_development |