AfDB to Provide $5m Grant for Desert to Power (D2P) Initiative in the Sahel

The $5 million grant will finance three components of the D2P initiative in Chad, Mali, Mauritania,…

SOBEBRA Installs Rooftop Solar at Cotonou Brewery

The Béninoise brewer has recently installed a rooftop solar PV system at its Cotonou headquarters. The…

Independent System Operator: Exploring its Dynamics in the Current Ailing Power Sector

The importance of the power evacuation infrastructure in the electricity value chain globally cannot be over-emphasized.…

FG, Seven Firms Sign MoU to Deploy Solar Home Systems

The latest signing brings the total number of developers with access to the Output-Based grant up…

Oolu Solar Raises $8.5m in Series B Investment Round

The Senegal-based solar services provider has raised over $8 million in its second investment round as…

IFC and Kobo360 Launch Call for Sustainable Cooling Projects

The IFC, The World Bank and Kobo360 has launched a call for proposals for companies providing…

Seedstars and the Shell Foundation Finance Green African Startups

Swiss company Seedstars Consultancy and the Shell Foundation have launched a programme aimed at young African…

Wind Power into Electricity

Wind power (also referred to as wind energy) is a form of renewable energy that uses…

AfDB to Provide $120m Financing for Tanzania hydropower plant

The 50MW hydropower plant will be constructed in Western Tanzania and will provide power to about…

Installation of 5 Million Solar Home Systems to Begin in December

  The first set of installations is expected to begin by December 2020. The CBN will…