EDF Acquires a Solar Home System Startup, upOwa, in Cameroon

Électricité de France (EDF) has acquired upOwa, a solar home system start-up, bolstering rural electrification efforts…

d.light Secures $7.4 Million from Chapel Hill Denham for Offgrid Solar Projects

Solar products company d.light has successfully secured a groundbreaking financing facility of $7.4 million from Chapel…

Nigeria Has a N1.6 Trillion Shortfall in Wholesale Tariffs – Adebayo Adelabu

Adebayo Adelabu says Nigeria has a significant N1.6 trillion shortfall in wholesale tariffs.

NERC Issues N10.5bn Fine to DisCos for Overcharging Unmetered Consumers

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has sanctioned the 11 Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) for non-compliance,…

Ethiopia Earns $47.5m from Energy Exports

Ethiopia has earned 47.5 million US dollars from energy exports in the first six months of…

Kenya Electricity Bills to Drop Due to Forex Adjustment

Following Kenya‘s significant foreign currency exchange payments in January, the cost of power in the country…

Pineapple Express Storm Plunges California Into Darkness

After a second Pineapple Express storm, over 600,000 homes and businesses in California are without power.…

Ghana to Drop VAT on Electricity

The Ghanaian government has opted to cancel imposing the 15 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT)…

Kenya Power to Ration Electricity Supply to 12 Counties

Kenya Power has announced that there will be power rationing in 12 counties based in Western,…

Adelabu Says Unpaid Debt, Low Gas Responsible for Poor Power Supply

The minister of power, Adebayo Adelabu, has blamed the epileptic power supply on the underutilisation of…