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Can African Grids Absorb a Rapid Fossil Fuel Exit?
Fossil fuel phase-out assumes grid stability and storage. Are African power systems ready for a rapid exit?
Energytransitionafrica•February 20, 2026


Fossil fuel phase-out assumes grid stability and storage. Are African power systems ready for a rapid exit?

Some crises announce themselves loudly, while others unfold quietly, suffocating people long before the world names them. Africa’s energy crisis belongs to the latter. It is spoken of in terms of...