GE Vernova will provide rotor-life-extension services for five 9F gas turbines at three Egyptian plants, targeting another 13 to 15 operating years.
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Nigeria’s $300 million fund moves off-grid power into deployment
The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund has reached commercial launch, creating a dedicated investment vehicle for mini-grids and other distributed power assets.
Mozambique’s 2029 growth surge is really a gas-execution test
Government projections put nominal GDP above two trillion meticais in 2029, but the jump in real growth depends heavily on new natural-gas projects entering operation.
Lohum brings a $100 million lithium bet to Zimbabwe
Indian critical-minerals company Lohum has secured rights to ten Zimbabwe lithium blocks and plans local conversion to lithium sulphate before further refining in India.
Namibia’s fuel tender turns procurement into energy security
TotalEnergies will supply Namibia’s bulk petrol and diesel for three months, showing how competitive procurement, storage and supplier depth shape short-term energy security.
Peace, Pixels and Plants: SADC Ties Industrialisation to Digital Growth for 2026–27
SADC’s 2026–27 theme ties industrialisation to peace, digital growth and energy — a sequence of dependencies Zimbabwean operators must read in order.
Egypt’s rise in new foreign companies is turning reform into an investment metric
A 33.7% increase in foreign company incorporations gives Egypt a measurable indicator of investor entry, but company formation still has to translate into productive capital and jobs.
Barrick’s Congo copper push is expanding the exploration layer of its African portfolio
Permits in Haut-Katanga place Barrick inside one of the world’s most important copper provinces, but exploration still has to convert tenure into geological evidence.
Koryx’s Zambia drill programme moves copper exploration into the testing phase
A 2,500-metre maiden programme at Luanshya West shifts the story from geological promise to evidence, the point at which exploration capital begins to become measurable.