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Africa's Green Hydrogen Pipeline Has Almost No Final Investment Decisions
Africa has 31 green hydrogen projects targeting 1.2 Mt by 2030. Only 2% of the 17 GW pipeline has reached FID. WACC reaches 16% in some markets. AMAN suspended. ETA reads the IEA's first dedicated Africa chapter in detail.
If Africa Got Another Billion, Would We Build People?
Africa commissions megawatts and counts connections. It rarely measures whether the people to sustain what it builds are being developed at the same pace. Vincent Egoro on the human infrastructure gap that determines whether Africa's energy investments last thirty years or ten.
West African Power Pool (WAPP): Progress, Delays and the Road to One Grid
The WAPP North Core Project is 56% complete after security delays. Nigeria synchronised with the regional grid for 4 hours in November 2025. Ghana-Côte d'Ivoire reinforcement MOU signed in June 2025. ETA on where West Africa's unified grid project actually stands in 2026.
Africa's AI Data-Centre Boom Is Being Built on Gas, Not Sun
Africa's AI data centre build-out is converging on natural gas, not solar. A 20 MW facility in Nigeria needs a 100 MW gas plant. Kenya's geothermal grid shows the alternative. ETA on who bears the stranded-asset risk if the global AI capex cycle turns.
IEA 2026: Africa's Minerals Are Rising. Its Refining Capacity Is Not.
The DRC produced two-thirds of global mined cobalt in 2025 and its export quota now drives the market into deficit. China is projected to refine 90% of battery-grade graphite in 2040. ETA reads the IEA's 2026 Outlook, mineral by mineral for what it means for Africa.
Africa Controls 30% of Critical Minerals. It Captures 5% of the Value.
Africa holds 30% of global critical mineral reserves and captures less than 5% of the value added. On 10 July 2026, two events on the same day showed why. ETA on the institutional gap between Africa's continental minerals vision and national implementation capacity.
Africa's Energy Problem Is Institutions. Bloomberg Just Bet $285 Million.
Only 2 of 54 African countries hold investment-grade ratings. Country risk explains the 56% variation in renewable energy financing costs. Bloomberg put $285m behind institutional capacity, not solar farms. Vincent Egoro on what the bet means, and the question it still hasn't answered.
Why Energy Access Alone Will Not Empower Women in Botswana
Botswana targets 50% renewable energy by 2030. Women hold 16% of BPC's 1,535 technical roles. The Off-Grid Solar Fund is not yet operational. ETA Policy Brief 003 by Mphoentle Katlo Soke on what its design must include to turn energy access into economic empowerment.
Why Is Africa's Green Jobs Boom Not Happening Yet?
Africa's green economy could create 3.3 million jobs by 2030, with 1.7 million in solar alone. Africa's renewable energy sector currently employs roughly 324,000 people. Ten million young Africans enter the labour market every year. Vincent Egoro on why the training pipeline keeps missing the target
What Happens to Solar Batteries After They Fail?
Solar batteries in sub-Saharan Africa last one to five years. When they fail, 71% are thrown into pits or bins. One informally recycled battery releases 100+ times the lethal dose of lead. ETA explains what three peer-reviewed studies have documented.
Africa's Firms Lose 5% of Their Sales to Darkness.
78% of African firms experienced outages last year. 41% name electricity their biggest constraint. Nigeria loses $26bn annually — before counting $22bn in generator fuel. Firms in sub-Saharan Africa lose 56 hours per month to power cuts. ETA quantifies the hidden industrial tax.
Renewable Energy Is Now Cheaper in Africa Than It Has Ever Been. The Report That Proves It Also Explains Why Africa Is Still Paying More Than Anyone Else.
Africa had the world's largest solar cost reduction of any region between 2015 and 2025, 76% lower installation costs 77% lower electricity costs. IRENA's 2025 report shows that country risk explains 56% of financing cost variation across markets.