UK Finances Rural Mini-Grid Development in Sierra Leone

REPP is financing the development of 32 rural solar mini-grids in Sierra leone. The solar PV…

AfDB to Provide $28.9 million for Energy Access Projects in Burundi

The AfDB will provide $28.9m for energy access in Burundi. Burundi will use part of the…

SunFunder to Provide $4m for SHS Deployment in Malawi

SunFinder will provide $4m to Yellow from SHS deployment in Malawi. The company provides SHS under…

Côte d’Ivoire Launches Tender for Two Solar Power Plants

Côte d’Ivoire has launched a  tender for the construction of two solar power plants. Developers will…

AfDB Approves $84 Million for Rural Electrification in Rwanda

The AfDB has approved $84.22 million in loans and grants for rural electrification in Rwanda. The…

Where Power Meets the Soil

Agriculture is the largest sector of the Nigerian economy, employing over two-thirds of the entire labour…

Tanzania Allocates $77.6m for Rural Electrification

The government of Tanzania intends to electrify all villages without electricity access by the end of…

Opes-LCEF Invests in Two East African Solar Providers

The Opes-LCEF has invested in two solar energy developers, Munyax Eco and WidEnergy. The funds will…

WEST AFRICA: Mali, Senegal and Mauritania Benefit From OMVS Project

OMVS finances rural electrification project Malian, Senegalese and Mauritian communities to benefit from the project This…

Win–Win for Agriculture and Electricity Collaboration

Agricultural activities are the pillars of most rural economies needed to boost economic development. In Nigeria,…