More than 25 million people could not afford to pay for electricity access in 2020. The…
Category: East Africa
NIGERIA: Sub-Saharan Africa has the Least Electrification Rate in the World – Report
Sub-Saharan Africa has less than 50% access rated Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report was issued…
KENYA: Consumers Decry Prolonged Blackout
Power outages in Magana North Residents complain of the outage that has lasted over three weeks…
LESOTHO: Lesotho Renews Agreement With Mozambique’s EDM
Lesotho renews supply agreement with EDM EDM to supply up to 35MW to LEC for one…
Pawame Secures $2.5m, Plans Launch of $5m Series A Round
Pawame has raised $1.7m in grant and $750k in equity financing. The funds will enable the…
SUDAN: GERD Talks Collapse as Sudan Demands the Role of AU Experts
Agreements on GERD collapse Sudan insists on AU’s adoption of roles for experts Ethiopia advocates for…
ZIMBABWE: ZESA Warns of Imminent Load Shedding
ZESA asks consumers to brace for load shedding Load shedding is due to challenges at the…
TANZANIA: Energy Minister Requests 8% Budgetary Increase
Energy Minister requests an increase in budgetary allocation Seeks an 8% increase to finance development projects…