Energy Transition Africa

Gas flare near urban settlement with electricity pylons in the distance.

Locked In: The Debt, Subsidy and Oil Economy Holding Africa Back from a Just Energy Transition

Africa stands at a critical crossroads in its energy story. On one path lies renewal, powered by clean technologies, decentralised systems, local value chains and climate resilience. On the other…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk November 3, 2025Africa debt crisis, climate finance, energy transition, fossil fuel subsidies, just transition

African landscape with refineries fading into solar and wind farms under evening light, symbolising the continent’s energy transition.

Fossil Fuel Phaseout

Only One-Third of National Climate Pledges Include Fossil-Fuel Phase-Out, Where Does Africa Stand?

It is one of those statistics that seems too small for the size of the problem.Only about one in three of the world’s updated national climate pledges mentions the words…

Vincent Egoro October 31, 2025Africa climate policy, Carbon Brief, energy transition, fossil fuel, industrialisation, just transition, NDCs

Two African mining engineers in safety helmets and vests inspect conveyor systems at a mineral processing facility, symbolising the continent’s shift from extraction to industrialisation.

Critical Minerals

From Extraction to Industrialisation: Africa’s Critical Minerals Value Chain

Africa’s critical minerals are once again in the global spotlight, but not only for what is being mined, but also for what is not being made. As the clean-energy transition…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk October 29, 2025Africa, beneficiation, critical minerals, energy transition, industrialisation, mining governance, regional integration

Solar mini-grid installation powering homes in Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the region’s clean-energy transition potential.

Uncategorized

Africa’s Energy Transition Standstill: Why Sub-Saharan Readiness Is Failing to Improve

Even as the narrative of Africa’s renewable potential grows louder, the latest data reveals a sobering reality. Sub-Saharan Africa’s ability to transition from fossil fuels to clean power has stalled.…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk October 27, 2025energy transition, finance, fossil-fuel phase-out, governance, just transition, renewables, Sub-Saharan Africa

An African woman lights a bulb powered by a small solar panel at dusk outside her home.

Uncategorized

Who Really Pays for Power? The Hidden Economics of Africa’s Electricity Access

It’s hard to forget the sound of generators at night.That deep, uneven hum that fills the silence after the national grid collapses again. Growing up in Nigeria, it was the…

Vincent Egoro October 24, 2025Africa development, climate finance, electricity access, energy transition, gender inclusion, IEA report, local currency finance

Two African technicians exmine solar panels at sunset in a rural field.

Uncategorized

Financing Africa’s Power Gap: Why Access to Capital Still Determines Access to Electricity

For all the talk of solar revolutions and just transitions, one truth still defines Africa’s energy story: the continent’s access to power depends on its access to affordable capital. The…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk October 22, 2025Africa power investment, climate finance, electricity access, energy transition, gender inclusion, IEA report, local currency finance

An African miner’s hands holding pieces of mineral ore, with blurred currency notes in the background under soft daylight.

Critical Minerals

Who’s Financing Africa’s Mineral Transition and On Whose Terms?

As the world races to decarbonise, Africa has emerged as the new frontier for the minerals that make the green economy possible. From cobalt and copper to lithium and graphite,…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk October 20, 2025AfDB, Africa minerals, climate finance, energy transition, extractive governance, just transition, local currency finance, UNEP

Stacks of solar panels at a West African port under golden sunlight, symbolising Africa’s solar import dependency.

Energy Transition

Too Many Panels, Too Little Value: Africa’s Solar Import Dilemma

Almost everywhere you look across Africa, the sun is being harnessed, but not owned. From the shimmering rooftops of Nairobi’s new tech hubs to the sprawling solar farms outside Lagos,…

Vincent Egoro October 15, 2025AfCFTA, clean energy imports, energy transition, green industry, local finance, renewable manufacturing, solar energy Africa

Solar panels and transmission towers in Africa at sunset, symbolising the role of foreign finance in powering the continent’s clean energy future.

Governance & Transparency

The Price of Power: Why Africa’s Clean Energy Future Still Depends on External Money

“Africa’s energy transition cannot be financed in a foreign language.” That line has lingered in my mind ever since I read the European Commission’s latest press release announcing €545 million…

Vincent Egoro October 6, 2025Africa clean energy finance, climate finance, energy transition, EU-Africa partnership, just transition, local currency, renewable energy Africa

Stacked solar panels in wooden crates on Tangier dockside, crane lifting pallet toward city rooftops at golden hour, symbolising Africa Chinese solar panel imports and dependency.

Energy Transition

Africa’s Solar Surge: Boom or Dependency?

On a hazy morning in Algiers, a flat-bed truck crawls through traffic stacked high with shrink-wrapped photovoltaic panels. It is an increasingly common sight from North Africa’s coast to the…

Energy Transition Africa Editorial Desk August 25, 2025Africa solar imports, Chinese solar panels Africa, climate finance, critical minerals, energy transition, local manufacturing solar Africa, renewable energy transition Africa, rooftop solar Africa, solar dependency Africa