Global oil giants are recalibrating their strategies, channeling investments back into fossil fuels despite earlier commitments to transition toward cleaner energy sources. This shift is driven by financial imperatives and …
ENERGY TRANSITION
-
Business InsightsBusiness PoliciesEnergyEnvironment
-
AfricaAFRICA NEWSEconomyEnergyEnvironmentNigeriaWestern Africa
Nigeria Firms Launch $500m Fund to Boost Renewable Energy Projects
In a bold move to tackle the nation’s persistent power woes and reduce dependence on fossil fuels, a coalition of Nigerian firms has unveiled a massive $500 million fund targeted …
-
BusinessINVESTMENTMoroccoNorth Africa
Morocco’s Investments in Mining Sector increases to $1.14 Billion in 2021
The volume of Morocco’s investments in the mining sector exceeded MAD 13 billion, or $1.14 billion in 2021, recent data shows. Morocco’s Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila …
-
BusinessEconomyEnergyNigeriaSpotlightUncategorized
Nigeria pushes for $400bn energy transition plan funding
The Federal Government is pushing for funding to the tune of $400bn to help implement Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan. The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, said the push was being …
-
The Federal Government has said Nigeria will require $1.9trn or N834trn to attain net zero by 2060 as part of its support to the global fight against climate change and …
-
AfricaAFRICA NEWSBusinessEconomyEnergyNewsNigeriaWestern Africa
World Bank, US commit $3bn to Nigeria’s energy transition plan
The World Bank and the US Export-Import Bank (EximBank) say they will commit over $3 billion to the implementation of Nigeria’s energy transition plan. The international organisations made the commitment …
-
AfricaAFRICA NEWSBusinessBusiness and EconomyEnergyNewsNigeriaWestern Africa
Nigeria launches energy transition plan
The federal government of Nigeria has launched Nigeria’s energy transition plan as a major pathway in achieving universal energy access by 2030 and a carbon-neutral economy by 2060. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, …
-
As announced last year at COP26, COP president Alok Sharma will travel to South Africa from 19 to 21 June to support the implementation of the South Africa Just Energy …
-
South Africa needs to spend $250 billion (about R4-trillion) over the next three decades closing down its coal-fired power plants and replacing them with green energy, according to a study. …