African Energy Chamber (AEC) Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk, at a past event. PHOTO/AEC. By ENERGY CORRESPONDENT [email protected] The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has welcomed the decision by the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) to dismiss a long-standing lawsuit aimed at halting the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), a key infrastructure project set to…
Africa’s efforts to scale up clean energy are being held back by financing rules that do not align with the needs of mid-sized renewable projects, according to investors and developers. They say current lending systems are designed for large-scale infrastructure, leaving smaller ventures struggling to move forward. Speaking at the Africa Investment Forum on November…
Nj Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber At ADIPEC this year, I was skeptical about participating in COP 30. African nations are heading to Brazil for COP 30 in Belem. The United States, under President Donald Trump, has closed its office of climate diplomacy and will not be sending any representatives to the event. The…
Combining academia, industry and national policy, the Eskom-SANEDI Chair in Artificial Intelligence in Energy is set to solve South Africa’s energy challenges by harnessing the power of AI. The chair was established after the University of Pretoria (UP), Eskom, and the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) signed a formal memorandum of agreement (MOA)….
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg. The European Union (EU) has pledged €7 billion (R139 billion) to accelerate renewable energy rollout across the African continent. The announcement, which was made at the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the weekend, is in line with the continent’s clean-power transition. European…
The author, Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux For more than a century, oil has shaped global mobility – but with an enormous, often invisible cost. Our ancestors once relied on horses fed by hay grown a few steps from home; today we depend on fuel extracted in distant nations, transported across oceans, refined in…
A rapid increase in demand may leave Africa no choice but to make a substantial investment in nuclear energy. First, substantial increases in energy demand will accompany Africa’s development. Rapid development requires the availability of 8.62 barrels of oil equivalent per person a year. The average in Africa currently is three barrels, the lowest of…
The African Energy Commission (AFREC) has launched a new continental training on Renewable Energy in Nairobi today aimed at helping African Union (AU) Member States turn renewable energy concepts into bankable and buildable projects while fostering peer-to-peer knowledge exchange in Africa. The inaugural session brought together 45 energy sector officials from across the continent for…
San Francisco, United States – Just weeks ago, Brandon Praileau, a pastor from Norfolk, Virginia, was speaking to families in his community about a federally funded programme that would help them install rooftop solar units in their homes. The government funds would take care of their installation costs, and once installed, lower the burden of rising…
Belem, Brazil, 13 November 2025 — At the ongoing 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is strategically advocating for a climate agenda that aligns with Africa’s sustainable development and industrialisation ambitions as outlined by its President, Dr. George Elombi. The Bank’s delegation is advocating for a pan-African…
