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Nigeria 2025 Upstream Licensing Round: Updates From The Commercial Bid Conference
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has concluded its Commercial Bid Conference for the 2025 Upstream Licensing Round, announcing Preferred and Reserve Bidders while establishing critical evaluation criteria and post-award obligations. This development signals Nigeria's commitment to transparent acreage allocation and enforcement of the Petroleum Industry Act's drill-or-drop principle, with implications for current bidders and future licensing opportunities.
Nigeria Energy
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Templars
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Mozambique Enacts Revised Petroleum Law
Mozambique has enacted a comprehensive revision of its Petroleum Law through Law No. 8/2026, fundamentally restructuring the country's oil and gas regulatory framework with expanded state participation, new contractual regimes, and strengthened environmental and community protections. The new statute introduces significant changes including increased minimum state participation through ENH to 15%, mandatory associations between foreign and local service providers, and enhanced domestic market supply obligat
Mozambique Energy
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Mayer Brown
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Utilities

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From Public Monopoly To Private Participation: The Rise Of Independent Transmission Providers In Southern Africa
For decades, Southern Africa’s electricity transmission landscape was defined by state control. Transmission lines, substations, system operations remained firmly in the hands of vertically integrated national utilities whose investment capacity could no longer keep up with demand, rising urbanisation, and the surge of independent power generation.
South Africa Energy
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Renewables

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Power Sector Updates – June 2026
Nigeria's power sector advances with new Net Billing Regulations 2026 enabling distributed renewable energy integration, while NERC mandates special compensation for Band A customers affected by grid generation constraints. These developments strengthen regulatory oversight, enhance consumer protection, and facilitate the structured expansion of distributed energy resources within the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry.
Nigeria Energy
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Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie
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Mining

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Nigeria’s Lithium Boom: Mineral Ownership, Mining Licences, Land Rights, And How To Mine Them Legally
Nigeria has confirmed world-class mineral deposits including lithium reserves estimated at 3.3 million tonnes near Abuja, but a critical legal reality complicates extraction: under Nigerian law, minerals belong to the Federal Government regardless of land ownership. This creates a complex regulatory landscape where investors must navigate federal mineral rights, state surface rights, community development agreements, and a tiered licensing system that has already seen over 3,000 titles revoked for non-compl
Nigeria Energy
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Olisa Agbakoba Legal (OAL)
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Nigeria’s Emerging Mining Renaissance: Lithium Discoveries, Billions In Investments, And A 7-Point Agenda – Is Real Transformation Imminent?
Nigeria's solid minerals sector has reached a pivotal moment with the inauguration of West Africa's largest lithium processing plant and the discovery of major mineral deposits in Kaduna State, alongside billions in committed investments. Minister Dele Alake's seven-point reform agenda is driving regulatory tightening, revenue growth, and a shift from raw exports to local processing, yet the question remains whether these developments represent genuine transformation or another fleeting opportunity constrai
Nigeria Energy
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Tope Adebayo LP
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Oil, Gas & Electricity

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Nigeria 2025 Upstream Licensing Round: Updates From The Commercial Bid Conference
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has concluded its Commercial Bid Conference for the 2025 Upstream Licensing Round, announcing Preferred and Reserve Bidders while establishing critical evaluation criteria and post-award obligations. This development signals Nigeria's commitment to transparent acreage allocation and enforcement of the Petroleum Industry Act's drill-or-drop principle, with implications for current bidders and future licensing opportunities.
Nigeria Energy
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Templars
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