Projects Database

African Project Intelligence

Structured intelligence on projects across Oil & Gas, LNG, Power, Renewables, Infrastructure and Mining — with phase, CAPEX, actors, procurement status and ASI Opportunity Score.

40 projects

Côte d'Ivoire · West Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Baleine Phase 3

Deepwater oil and gas development offshore Côte d'Ivoire moving into the next expansion phase.

FIDCAPEX $4bnPhase 3 expansion94/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Guinea · West Africa · Mining & Industrial ProjectsUnder Review

Simandou Iron Ore

Integrated iron ore mine, 650 km railway and deep-water port.

ConstructionCAPEX $20bn120 Mtpa93/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Mauritania · West Africa · LNGUnder Review

Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 1

Cross-border FLNG hub delivering first LNG cargo in 2025 from the Tortue field on the Mauritania-Senegal maritime boundary.

OperationsCAPEX $4.8bn2.4 mtpa92/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Nigeria · West Africa · LNGUnder Review

NLNG Train 7

Expansion of Bonny Island liquefaction capacity to about 30 MTPA.

EPC / ConstructionCAPEX $10bn+7.6 MTPA92/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 08 Sept 2026

DR Congo · Central Africa · Mining & Industrial ProjectsUnder Review

Kamoa-Kakula Phase 3

World-class copper complex with a new direct-to-blister smelter and expanding concentrator capacity.

OperationsCAPEX $1.5bn600,000+ t/y copper91/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Mozambique · Southern Africa · LNGUnder Review

Rovuma LNG

Area 4 onshore LNG project targeting FID after redesign to an 18 mtpa two-train configuration.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $27bn18 mtpa90/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Mozambique · Southern Africa · LNGUnder Review

Mozambique LNG

Onshore LNG development on the Afungi peninsula, Cabo Delgado.

EPC / ConstructionCAPEX $20bn13.1 MTPA90/100HIGH PRIORITY

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Namibia · Southern Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Namibia Venus Development

Orange Basin deepwater discovery under appraisal, expected to become Namibia's first oil development.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $10bnEstimated 150,000 bbl/d89/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Senegal · West Africa · LNGUnder Review

Sénégal GTA Phase 2

Second phase of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim cross-border gas development.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $5bn+2.5-3 MTPA89/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Mozambique · Southern Africa · LNGUnder Review

Coral Norte FLNG

Second floating LNG unit in the Rovuma Basin, replicating the Coral Sul design; FID taken in 2025.

FIDCAPEX $7.2bn3.5 mtpa89/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Angola · Southern Africa · InfrastructuresUnder Review

Lobito Corridor Rail Upgrade

Rail corridor linking the Copperbelt to the Atlantic port of Lobito.

ConstructionCAPEX $2.5bn1,300 km corridor88/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Côte d'Ivoire · West Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Baleine Phase 2

First African net-zero upstream development; Phase 2 started production in December 2023 with FPSO Petrojarl Kong.

OperationsCAPEX n/a50,000 bbl/d + 70 MMscf/d88/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Egypt · North Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Suez Wind 10 GW Project

One of the world's largest onshore wind developments, planned across the Gulf of Suez corridor.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $10bn10,000 MW88/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Angola · Southern Africa · InfrastructuresUnder Review

Lobito Atlantic Railway Concession

Trans-African corridor moving copper and cobalt from the Copperbelt to the Atlantic port of Lobito.

OperationsCAPEX $2.3bn1,300 km corridor87/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Ethiopia · East Africa · ÉlectricitéUnder Review

Ethiopia Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Africa's largest hydropower plant, inaugurated in September 2025, reshaping regional power trade.

OperationsCAPEX $5bn5,150 MW87/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Nigeria · West Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Dangote Refinery Expansion

Expansion and optimisation of the Lekki refinery complex.

OperationsCAPEX $3bn650,000 bpd base86/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Mozambique · Southern Africa · ÉlectricitéUnder Review

Mphanda Nkuwa Hydropower

Zambezi river hydropower and transmission backbone project structured as a public-private partnership.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $4.5bn1,500 MW86/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Senegal · West Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Sangomar Phase 1

Senegal's first offshore oil development, producing since June 2024 via the FPSO Léopold Sédar Senghor.

OperationsCAPEX $5.2bn100,000 bbl/d86/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Tanzania · East Africa · InfrastructuresUnder Review

East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)

World's longest electrically heated crude pipeline, linking Ugandan fields to the Port of Tanga.

EPC / ConstructionCAPEX $5bn1,443 km, 246,000 bbl/d85/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Morocco · North Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Noor Midelt II

Hybrid solar project with storage in the Midelt region.

FEEDCAPEX $2bn400 MW85/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Uganda · East Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Uganda Tilenga Development

Onshore oilfield in the Albertine Graben with a central processing facility, feeding the EACOP pipeline.

EPC / ConstructionCAPEX $4bn190,000 bbl/d84/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Nigeria · West Africa · InfrastructuresUnder Review

Nigeria AKK Gas Pipeline

Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano pipeline unlocking domestic gas supply to northern Nigeria.

EPC / ConstructionCAPEX $2.8bn614 km, 2.2 Bcf/d83/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Tanzania · East Africa · ÉlectricitéUnder Review

Julius Nyerere Hydropower Plant

Rufiji river hydropower scheme progressively commissioning units to double national generation capacity.

CommissioningCAPEX $2.9bn2,115 MW83/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Tanzania · East Africa · LNGUnder Review

Tanzania LNG

Onshore liquefaction project at Lindi fed by deepwater gas blocks.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $42bn10 MTPA82/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Nigeria · West Africa · InfrastructuresUnder Review

Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline

Trans-African gas pipeline linking Nigerian gas to West Africa, Morocco and European markets; FEED completed in phases.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $25bn5,600 km, 3 Bcf/d82/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Cameroon · Central Africa · ÉlectricitéUnder Review

Nachtigal Hydropower

Sanaga river hydropower plant supplying roughly 30% of Cameroon's grid demand.

OperationsCAPEX $1.5bn420 MW82/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Kenya · East Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Kenya Geothermal Menengai III

Geothermal generation expansion in the Menengai field.

EPCCAPEX $450m105 MW80/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Tanzania · East Africa · Mining & Industrial ProjectsUnder Review

Tanzania Kabanga Nickel

High-grade nickel sulphide project with hydrometallurgical refining planned at Kahama.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $1.1bn40,000 t/y nickel80/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Morocco · North Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Xlinks Morocco-UK Power Project

Guelmim-Oued Noun renewable complex with subsea HVDC cables to the UK grid.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $25bn10.5 GW generation + 3.6 GW HVDC80/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Morocco · North Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Noor Ouarzazate Complex

Flagship concentrated solar power complex anchoring Morocco's renewable strategy.

OperationsCAPEX $2.5bn580 MW79/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Angola · Southern Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Angola Cabinda Refinery Phase 1

Modular refinery in Cabinda designed to cut Angolan fuel imports, expandable to 60,000 bbl/d.

CommissioningCAPEX $920m30,000 bbl/d phase 178/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

DR Congo · Central Africa · ÉlectricitéUnder Review

Grand Inga Phase 1

Large-scale hydropower scheme on the Congo river.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $14bn11 GW (full scheme)78/100STRATEGIC

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Zambia · Southern Africa · ÉlectricitéUnder Review

Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme

Binational Zambezi hydropower scheme relaunched after the previous developer consortium was dropped.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $5bn2,400 MW78/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Ghana · West Africa · Mining & Industrial ProjectsUnder Review

Ewoyaa Lithium Project

Ghana's first lithium mine, with a ratified mining lease and offtake to the battery supply chain.

Pre-FIDCAPEX $185m360,000 t/y spodumene77/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Ghana · West Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Ghana Jubilee South East

Deepwater tie-back extending the Jubilee field plateau via additional producer and injector wells.

OperationsCAPEX $1bnTie-back to FPSO Kwame Nkrumah76/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Côte d'Ivoire · West Africa · Oil & GasUnder Review

Calao Deepwater Development

Eni's Calao discovery in block CI-205 is under appraisal, positioned as the next major Ivorian deepwater hub after Baleine.

Pre-FIDCAPEX n/aAppraisal stage76/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Egypt · North Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Kom Ombo Solar PV

Kom Ombo solar PV plant in Aswan governorate operating under a 25-year PPA with EETC.

OperationsCAPEX $190m200 MW75/100STRATEGIC

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Senegal · West Africa · LNGUnder Review

Yakaar-Teranga Gas-to-Power

Domestic gas development off Dakar aimed at feeding Senegalese power generation and industry after Kosmos' exit.

Pre-FIDCAPEX n/aUp to 550 Bcf phase 174/100MONITOR

Updated 11 Sept 2026

Ghana · West Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Ciel Terre Floating Solar Ghana

Floating solar programme on the Volta reservoir.

FEEDCAPEX $180m250 MW74/100MONITOR

Updated 08 Sept 2026

Kenya · East Africa · Renewable EnergyUnder Review

Kenya Lake Turkana Wind Power Expansion

Africa's largest wind farm exploring capacity expansion and grid evacuation upgrades with KETRACO.

Pre-FIDCAPEX n/aExisting 310 MW plus expansion study72/100MONITOR

Updated 11 Sept 2026