Zambia supplies copper critical to the energy transition, yet drought-driven outages exposed the fragility of the grid powering its mining economy. Chisha Chisha and Precious Mwansa-Chisha on why mineral and energy policy are now inseparable.
Europe is considering easing methane rules under energy security pressure after a study found 43% of EU gas imports could fail compliance from 2027. African LNG exporters, however, still face the full cost of the regulation, exposing how climate rules become flexible for powerful economies and rigid
Ethiopia banned petrol vehicle imports in January 2024. Two years later it has 115,000 EVs — the fastest-growing EV market in Africa. ETA Explains what the policy actually was, why Ethiopia's electricity system made it viable, what the data shows, and what other African governments can learn from it
The Lobito Corridor is attracting $3–5 billion in financing and political backing from the US, EU, and AfDB. It is also running behind schedule, competing with a Chinese-backed alternative, and still designed primarily as an export route rather than a value capture platform.
A new OECD report shows Africa's critical minerals leverage is concentrated in cobalt and manganese, and that the export restriction strategy African governments are deploying is losing distinctiveness as more countries adopt the same tool.
One billion Africans cook on open fires, and 815,000 die from the smoke each year. The fix is cheap, but the energy transition still ignores it.
Only seven African governments are in Santa Marta. Their presence and the absence of most others reveal how Africa’s energy future is being negotiated.
Global energy investment reaches $3.3 trillion in 2025. Africa gets 2%. But 80% of announced African energy projects never reach financial close, Chinese DFI spending has fallen 85%, and bankability conditions are absent in most markets. ETA maps why the money doesn't arrive.
Africa has power, but it is too expensive to use, as tariffs rise, utilities struggle, and high financing costs limit what the energy transition can deliver.
Africa’s digital economy runs on diesel, with telecom towers and data centres heavily dependent on fossil fuel, driving costs and exposing a critical infrastructure gap.
At TED Vancouver, Vincent Egoro reflects on Africa’s energy transition, where systems are installed but often fail because the people to run them are missing.
Nigeria's $14 billion generator economy has its own supply chains, financing networks, and political economy. ETA Analysis examines why it actively competes with — rather than yields to — the energy transition.