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Nigeria's Electricity Crisis Comes Down to Four Numbers
Nigeria has 13,625 MW of installed capacity but generated 4,113 MW in Q1 2026. Plants ran at 32.72% availability. Gas supply reached 43% of requirements. ETA explains the mechanism behind the crisis.
Copper, Cobalt, Lithium: The Six Minerals Africa's Energy Transition Needs
Copper, cobalt, manganese, graphite, lithium, and platinum group metals all power clean energy. Africa holds major reserves of each. ETA explains which minerals matter, why, and where Africa sits in each supply chain.
Africa's Critical Minerals Strategies Are Becoming Investment Strategies. But Are They Development Strategies?
Africa's critical minerals reforms are attracting capital fast. Nigeria, Zambia, the DRC, Botswana and Zimbabwe show why investment alone won't decide whether that wealth builds lasting development.
Why Electricity Access Still Leaves African Households Behind
Only 16% of unelectrified Sub-Saharan African households can afford even the cheapest solar PAYG product. Grid extension economics favour the wrong communities. ETA explains the mechanisms that leave the poorest behind.
Nigeria Wants 60% of Its Vehicles Electric. Its Grid Supplies About 4,000 MW.
Nigeria wants EVs to reach 60% of its fleet by 2050, but its grid supplies about 4,000 MW. ETA examines what the charging arithmetic really means.
Africa's Internet Runs on Fibre. The Power Keeping It Online Still Runs on Diesel.
Around 70% of Africa's 500,000 telecom towers rely on diesel. ETA examines the hidden energy system powering fibre, mobile networks, and digital growth.
Africa's Energy Transition Has a Gender Design Gap. The Data Shows Where.
Women increasingly appear in Africa's energy policies, but major gaps remain in workforce, finance, and outcome measurement. ETA examines the latest data.
The World Has 16.6 Million Renewable Jobs. Africa Has 344,000.
IRENA and ILO count 16.6 million renewable jobs worldwide but only 344,000 in Africa. ETA examines the value chain and workforce data gaps behind the figure.
Zambia Is Mining More Copper. September Will Test How Much Value It Keeps
Zambia produced 890,346 tonnes of copper in 2025. ETA examines whether smelting, power and manufacturing can turn rising output into lasting value.
South Africa's New Electricity Trading Rules Could End Eskom's Century-Old Monopoly
South Africa's Electricity Regulation Amendment Act took effect in January 2026. NERSA's Draft Electricity Trading Rules, consultation now closing 28 August, will determine how the competitive market actually works. ETA explains.
ETA's First Fellows Cohort Begins: Building the People Behind Africa's Energy Transition
Fifteen professionals from eight countries have begun the ETA Fellows Programme, an eleven-week initiative focused on analysis and institutional capability.
Nigeria's Solar Batteries Are Cheap. Nobody Has Priced the Lead.
Nigeria's lead-acid solar batteries are cheap partly because nobody has priced the lead inside them properly. Formal recycling capacity has grown fivefold in a decade, yet no agency publishes the formal-to-informal split. ETA traces the supply chain nobody has mapped.