LIBREVILLE/LOS ANGELES –Africa is facing one of the world’s great energy windfalls. The continent holds roughly 125 billion barrels of confirmed oil reserves and more than 620 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, implying vast additional deposits still waiting to be discovered. At the same time, some 600 million Africans have no electricity at home,…
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CHIFENG, China, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, today announced a collaboration with Sasol, a global energy and chemicals company, to advance the design study of a potential green hydrogen system at Sasol’s Sasolburg operations in South Africa. The collaboration marks an important step in exploring how future…
China’s newly unveiled Renewable Energy Development Plan for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) is arguably the most consequential clean energy blueprint in the world today. Jointly issued by the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration, the plan commits China to increasing renewable energy consumption to around 1.8 billion tonnes of standard…
Consider a reality in which the cost of solar panels keeps declining each year, wind farms are hitting new highs, and renewable energy is being developed more rapidly than at any point. But even with all this rapid progress, there are still millions of families who return home every evening to no electricity. Children have…
Kenya’s Mission 300 National Energy Compact is more than an electricity expansion programme, it is a test of whether energy sector reforms can drive long-term economic development while supporting Africa’s clean energy transition. By targeting universal electricity access, universal clean cooking, expanded renewable energy capacity, stronger transmission infrastructure, and increased private investment by 2030, Kenya…
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org ) will conduct a three-day working visit to Venezuela on August 3-5, 2026, reinforcing its support for the country’s energy sector reforms and advocating for increased international investment in oil, natural gas and associated infrastructure. Led by Executive Chairman NJ Ayuk, the AEC delegation will engage key industry leaders and…
Attending the Nigerian British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) Energy Day 2026 was a reminder of a conversation Nigeria has been having for years: our energy story has never been about a shortage of potential. It has always been about how we use that potential to move the nation forward and transform re
