Grid Intelligence Annual

Strategic intelligence for leaders shaping Africa’s power markets.

The Grid Intelligence Annual connects operational reality with policy, market design and investment trends, giving boards, regulators and financiers a reliable lens on Africa’s electricity transition.

Inside the Annual

Evidence-based narratives, not headlines.

Each edition blends quantitative analysis with interviews and on-the-ground insight to explain not just what is happening, but why it matters and what could happen next.

Market structure

Country deep-dives

Clear, comparable views of how key African markets are structured and evolving.

  • Regulatory frameworks, licensing structures and market models.
  • Tariff evolution, subsidy reforms and cost-reflective pathways.
  • Pipeline of generation, grid and C&I projects.
Leadership perspectives

Interviews that go beyond talking points

Conversations with regulators, utility CEOs, investors and project developers.

  • How leaders see risk, opportunity and reform in their markets.
  • Lessons from successful reforms and difficult transitions.
  • Signals on where capital and policy are heading next.
Investment lens

Capital and project flows

Tracking the investment landscape underpinning Africa’s power transition.

  • IPP and embedded generation pipelines and closures.
  • Financing structures and risk allocation trends.
  • Role of C&I offtake, wheeling and green PPAs.
Scorecards & benchmarks

Utilities and market scorecards

Comparable indicators of operational, commercial and governance performance.

  • Reliability, loss and collection metrics.
  • Regulatory stability and investor confidence indicators.
  • Readiness for distributed energy, storage and electric mobility.
Connected to Analytics

From dashboards to decisions.

The Annual leverages insights from GridIQ Analytics deployments and fieldwork, ensuring narratives remain grounded in operational reality, not just policy documents or headline data.

From the grid

What feeder-level data reveals about system stress

How recurring outage patterns and losses shape the investment priorities highlighted in the Annual.

Drawn from Analytics deployments
From the market

Policy and tariff shifts through an operator’s lens

Regulatory changes assessed in terms of their impact on real-world reliability and cash flow.

Synthesised in editorial analysis
From investors

Where capital is cautious, and where it is moving fast

How data-driven transparency can de-risk projects and crowd in capital.

Informed by interviews & deal tracking
Access

Bring the Annual into your decision-making cycle.

Organisations typically integrate the Annual into board strategy sessions, regulatory consultations, investor roadshows and project origination work.

Formats: print, digital and enterprise PDF licences.
Extras: closed-door briefings and in-country presentations can be arranged.

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