🌍 Is the EV boom really sustainable?Battery demand for electric vehicles grew by 40% in 2023—and it’s just the beginning. As global production scales, questions around emissions, mining, and equity are growing louder. This report dives into what the numbers…
As AI reshapes global energy systems, Africa risks becoming a consumer—not a co-creator—of the intelligence driving its own power future. This article explores how digital dependency, infrastructure gaps, and policy inaction could widen inequality—and what must be done to reverse…
Why is Africa—with some of the world’s richest solar, wind, and hydropower potential—still attracting less than 2% of global clean energy investment? On this episode of the Transition Cross Road podcast, we explore this urgent question with a global energy…
Africa is home to some of the world’s richest renewable energy resources—abundant sunlight, powerful winds, vast hydropower potential, and untapped geothermal reserves. Yet, millions across the continent still lack access to reliable electricity. Why does this paradox exist? How can…
Nigeria stands at a pivotal moment in its energy transition journey. This report explores how natural gas, a critical resource, is being positioned to bridge the gap to a sustainable energy future in Nigeria 📈 The report highlights: 💡 Why…
This report critically examines the role of hydropower in Nigeria’s energy landscape, assessing challenges and lessons from global leaders like Brazil and India to inform Nigeria’s strategy. Hydropower currently contributes ~29% of Nigeria’s grid power, offering a low-carbon energy solution.…
The Energy Cross Road podcast is an initiative that seeks to synthesize new information, insights and trends that can help Africa develop suitable pathways for its energy transition implementation. The podcast regularly engages key stakeholders, industry experts, policy makers and…
Introduction The Nigerian National Energy Masterplan (2022) [1] is a policy instrument that remains one of the most ambitious outlooks for the future of energy in Nigeria. Nevertheless, as the country sets off on this important process of attaining energy…
Achieving net-zero by 2050 requires massive adoption of energy transition technologies such as renewables, electrification, decentralization and grid modernization, energy efficiency and conservation mechanisms amongst others. In fact, these technologies are required to attain significant deployment levels, if net-zero by…
Energy transition is a hot topic that is at the frontline of climate change mitigation. Focused on ensuring a dynamic from fossil fuel-based energy systems to clean energy systems, implementation of energy transition directly interacts with the elements of nation’s…