World Bank Approves $500m Loan for Electrification in Ethiopia

The World Bank has approved a $500 million loan to the government of Ethiopia. The funds…

LIBERIA: EU to Boost Electricity Supply in South-East Liberia

EU to boost electricity supply in Liberia Approves $42 million in funding for the project South-Eastern…

Integrating Large-Scale Renewable Energy into the Grid: The Need for Flexibility

Op-ed by Wale Yusuff, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Nigeria   As the largest economy in Africa, with huge…

Mali

Mali Overview Mali’s electricity production is dominated by hydraulic (55 per cent) and diesel (45 per…

Ghana

Ghana Overview Ghana’s power supply comes from hydropower, crude oil, natural gas, and solar energy. Ghana…

Togo

Togo Overview Togo’s electricity supply is majorly imported from Ghana and Nigeria. The country’s available electricity…

REA Commissions Hybrid Solar Mini-Grid in Gombe

The hybrid mini-grid system has a total capacity of 85kW. The project comprises an energy storage…

Togo Lists 129 Locations for Mini-Grid Deployment

Togo has released a list of the first localities to benefit from the rural solar electrification…

World Bank Provides $50m for Solar Off-Grid Development in Sierra Leone

The financing will enable the government to extend its power grid in cities and peri-urban areas.…

Nigerian Mass Metering Program (NMMP) in a Service-Reflective Tariff (SRT) Regime

How did the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) get here? In a bid to address the…