AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoDangote Refinery Push (Kenya): Kenya and Aliko Dangote moved ahead with the $16bn Lamu refinery plan, with security tightened at the groundbreaking venue and officials framing it as a regional energy-security and industrialisation leap; Grid Reliability (Nigeria): Nigeria began building a new ultra-modern National Control Centre for the Independent System Operator in Osogbo to replace a 64-year-old facility and improve real-time grid monitoring; Renewables for Resilience (South Africa): Riversdale in the Western Cape inaugurated a solar-plus-battery project aimed at cutting Eskom reliance and moving toward “energy-independent” operations; Power for Industry (Tanzania): Tanzania’s Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project is credited with boosting generation capacity and supporting industrial demand, especially for mining and refining; Energy Finance & Industry (Afreximbank): Afreximbank approved a €40m revolving working-capital facility for Prometal SA to secure steel raw materials amid scrap shortages; Energy Policy & Transition (Egypt/Nile): Egypt called for Nile Basin cooperation grounded in international law, data sharing and prior notification, linking water security to energy and food planning.
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