Energy Security

The Shanxi coal disaster is likely to hit Chinese output in the short term, raising costs for steelmakers, power plants and chemicals manufacturers. The explosion at a coking coal mine that killed... 

The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the US agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security, as they sought to inject fresh... 

South Africa’s utility-scale renewables and battery storage market is poised for a record year of installations, a new research note produced by the Power Futures Lab at the UCT Graduate School of... 

Western Australia’s Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) has welcomed Premier Roger Cook’s recognition of the enduring role of gas for the state’s future energy security, as well as the critical... 

South Africa’s efforts to stabilise energy supply and support industrial recovery were highlighted during Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa’s visit to titanium feedstock... 

The 18th Africa Energy Indaba (3–5 March 2026) concluded with strong continental participation and tangible outcomes that underscore its position as Africa’s premier platform for energy investment,... 

As South Africa this month celebrates 365 days without loadshedding, the Department of Electricity and Energy (DEE) is turning its attention to the challenges of load-reduction, supply security and... 

South Africa is experiencing its third energy crisis of this decade. While electricity loadshedding has been a threat for far longer, the most extreme phase was definitely during 2022 and 2023,... 

TSX-listed NextSource Materials reports that a technical team from Germany’s Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) attended a site visit at the company’s Molo graphite mine,... 

To advance its locally developed carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technology, South African company EPCM Global Engineering is progressing to the next stage of development through a... 

Africa stands at a pivotal moment in its development trajectory. With abundant natural resources, a rapidly growing and youthful population projected to reach 2.5-billion by 2050 and accelerating... 

European Union countries' energy ministers will take the unusual step of discussing domestic natural gas production next week, as governments seek ways to limit the economic impact of the Iran war,... 

Australia will spend A$10-billion ($7.22-billion) to boost its national fuel stockpiles and establish a permanent government-owned fuel reserve, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday.... 

Australia’s New South Wales opened its first new areas for gas exploration in a decade on April 29, slashing application fees from A$50 000, or $35 815, to A$1 000 in a bid to revive a domestic... 

ASX-listed Pilbara Minerals (PLS) is seeing deepening and broadening demand for lithium, partly driven by energy security concerns, CEO Dale Henderson said on April 24 as the Australian miner... 

Gas monetisation and broader gas cooperation will become central to strengthening energy ties between Senegal and Nigeria, following a high-level working visit aimed at deepening collaboration... 

In an effort to support African and Caribbean economies affected by the ongoing Middle East conflict, multilateral trade finance institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) reports that it... 

The classification of coal as a “critical mineral” remains a contentious issue globally, but for African economies – particularly South Africa – the debate is far from academic. Instead, it cuts to... 

The global uranium market is expected to maintain its upward trajectory in 2026, fuelled by the worldwide transition to nuclear energy, as nations seek reliable, low-carbon power sources, notes law...