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African Energy Projects Are Funded to Be Built but Not to Be Maintained
75% of solar products in sub-Saharan Africa no longer work. ETA Analysis explains why the financing architecture produces that outcome, and what three reforms would change it.
Why Currency Risk Is Becoming a Bigger Problem for African Energy Projects Than Political Risk
Africa's energy projects earn in local currency and owe debt in dollars. Currency depreciation kills them quietly. ETA Explains the mismatch mechanism and what would fix it.
What Is the African Credit Rating Agency and Could It Lower the Cost of Clean Energy in Africa?
Africa's borrowing costs are three times Europe's. The African Credit Rating Agency is the first institution designed to challenge that. ETA explains what AfCRA is and what it could mean for clean energy.
I Have Watched Clean Energy Projects Fail for a Decade. The Problem Starts After Installation.
Only 50% of hospitals have reliable power. Up to 50% of vaccines may be wasted due to cold chain failures. Nigeria's grid collapsed at least 12 times in 2024. Vincent Egoro on the post-installation failure pattern he has watched for a decade — and why the vaccines are the part nobody talks about.
600 Million Africans Lack Electricity but the Real Problem Is Bigger Than Access
666 million globally lack electricity; 85% in sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria leads the world's deficit. ETA Explains the data — and why 600 million is the wrong number to track.
Africa Has 20% of the World's Population but Receives Just 3% of Its Energy Investment.
Global energy investment reaches $3.4 trillion in 2026. Africa's share is $110 billion — 3% of the total, for 20% of the world's population. Global investment in data centre energy infrastructure exceeded Africa's entire energy sector investment in 2025, according to the IEA's latest report.
Why Nigeria’s Solar-Powered Clinics Still Cannot Keep Vaccines Cold
1,500+ Nigerian clinics are electrified. Vaccines still spoil. A new ETA policy brief identifies the market design failures — and three reforms NERC can implement now.
Morocco Just Became Africa's Top Industrial Economy. Here Is How It Got There.
Morocco has overtaken South Africa as Africa's leading industrial economy. The AfDB measured how it got there — and just backed the next phase with €450 million. ETA Analysis.
Nigeria Is Betting Its Energy Transition On Carbon Capture. The Economics Do Not Yet Add Up.
Nigeria has 10.7 GT of carbon storage and no commercial CCUS projects. Costs are $50–$100/tonne. Credits trade at $20. ETA on the economics and governance gap.
Africa's Grids Are Holding Back 1,600 GW of Stalled Energy Projects. The Tools Already Exist.
The IEA says existing tools could unlock 1,600 GW of stalled projects. Africa is not using them. ETA explains the regulatory gap that is the real barrier.
Africa's Beneficiation Ambition Has an Electricity Problem. Nobody Is Planning for Them Together.
Africa's beneficiation ambition requires industrial electricity that most grids can't supply. ETA on why minerals and power must be planned together — and what happens when they are not.
Africa is Training the Wrong Workers for the Energy Transition. The Grid Will Pay for It.
Africa is producing solar installers. It is not producing enough grid operators. Vincent Egoro on why the skills mismatch will define the transition's operational phase.