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Africa’s Green Skills Gap: Is It Real Or Misdiagnosed?
Is Africa’s green skills gap a shortage of engineers or a shortage of system literacy? An ETA analysis of the policy tension shaping energy transition outcomes.
Africa’s Renewable Energy Is Being Wasted by Grid Constraints
Africa is building renewable energy, but grid congestion means much of it cannot be used, creating new risks for investment and system reliability.
The Future of Oil and Gas Careers in Africa: Why This Decade Will Define You
Oil and gas careers in Africa are entering a defining decade. Here’s how energy professionals must evolve, adapt and stay competitive in 2026 and beyond.
Carbon Markets in Africa: Credibility Is Now the Real Currency
Kenya’s new carbon registry signals a shift. In 2026, carbon markets in Africa will be defined by governance credibility — not supply volume.
Africa Is Caught in a U.S.–China Battle for Critical Minerals
The global energy transition has entered a new phase. What began as a climate and technology story is now unmistakably geopolitical. Critical minerals, copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel, manganese and...
Why Africa’s Just Energy Transition Is A Governance Challenge Before A Financing One
Africa is not short of climate finance promises. What it lacks is delivery. Over the past few years, billions of dollars have been pledged to support the continent’s energy transition, from expanded...
Industrial Decarbonisation In Africa: Why Competitiveness Will Decide the Transition
Africa’s energy transition debate remains dominated by power generation targets, electrification rates, and renewable capacity additions. These are necessary foundations. But they are no longer...
Can African Grids Absorb a Rapid Fossil Fuel Exit?
Fossil fuel phase-out assumes grid stability and storage. Are African power systems ready for a rapid exit?
Why Power Grids Are The Bottleneck Of The Energy Transition In 2026
For more than a decade, the global energy transition has been sold as a story of technology. We are told solar panels are getting cheaper, wind turbines are getting taller, and batteries are...
Africa’s Power Demand Is Surging but Supply Isn’t Keeping Up, IEA Warns
Africa’s electricity demand is rising faster than economic growth, breaking a long-held pattern. The result is a growing gap the system isn’t ready for.
Mining Indaba 2026: Why Africa’s Value Addition Push Faces an Execution Test
As Mining Indaba opens in a few days, one point of alignment is already clear: value addition has become the dominant political language around Africa’s future in critical minerals. From policy...
Why Capital Keeps Missing Africa’s Clean Energy Moment
The statistic is now familiar enough to sound almost ritualistic. Africa receives around 2% of global clean energy investment, despite hosting nearly a fifth of the world’s population, the...