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Announcement 22 Jul 2026

N.O Group advances 480 MW clean generation pipeline across West Africa

The group's energy division has moved a combined 480 MW of solar and hybrid storage capacity into contracted and advanced-stage development, anchored by long-tenor industrial offtake.

Group Communications N.O Group 4 min
Analysis 30 Jun 2026

The integration problem: why digital transformation stalls in frontier markets

Most transformation programmes fail at the seams, not the strategy. A view from inside multi-year modernisation work with regulated institutions.

K. Mensah Group Chief Technology Officer 7 min

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Announcement 22 Jul 2026

N.O Group advances 480 MW clean generation pipeline across West Africa

The group's energy division has moved a combined 480 MW of solar and hybrid storage capacity into contracted and advanced-stage development, anchored by long-tenor industrial offtake.

Group Communications 4 min read
Analysis 30 Jun 2026

The integration problem: why digital transformation stalls in frontier markets

Most transformation programmes fail at the seams, not the strategy. A view from inside multi-year modernisation work with regulated institutions.

K. Mensah 7 min read
Perspective 18 May 2026

Designing for density: the urban thesis behind our second decade

Africa's urban population will roughly double by 2050. The development question is not whether density arrives, but whether it is planned.

Group Communications 6 min read
Group News 9 Apr 2026

Group adopts expanded ESG disclosure framework for 2026 reporting cycle

New framework aligns group reporting to recognised sustainability standards, with independent assurance over emissions and community investment data.

L. Nwachukwu 3 min read
Analysis 14 Mar 2026

Capital discipline when the cost of capital moves against you

Underwriting standards matter most in the years when they are least convenient. Notes from the investment committee.

S. Achebe 5 min read
Announcement 5 Feb 2026

N.O Group opens Nairobi technology and ventures hub

The East African hub consolidates the group's applied AI research, platform engineering delivery and early-stage venture activity.

Group Communications 3 min read
Perspective 16 Jan 2026

Engineering storage for weak grids: what nameplate capacity hides

Sizing batteries to load profiles rather than generation capacity is the single highest-leverage decision in distributed power design.

T. Adeyemi 6 min read
Group News 27 Nov 2025

Community investment: reporting outcomes, not expenditure

The group's community programmes are now assessed on sustained outcomes twelve months after deployment.

L. Nwachukwu 4 min read