Keep the Lights On; Transcontinental Super-grids

The future of universal energy access lies in the fate of super grids. Super grids are…

LERC Issues First Small Composite Micro Utility Permit

LERC has issued its first Micro Utility Permit to the Totota Electricity Cooperative. The Totota mini-grid…

Solad Partners with Arizona State University to Accelerate Mini-Grid Deployment

Solar is partnering with Arizona State University to accelerate mini-grid deployment. Solad will utilise ASU’s LEAPS…

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…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

Three Off-Grid Power Plants Set to Power Three Cities in the D.R. Congo

A consortium of Gridworks, AEE Power, and Eranove will deploy three off-grid projects in the DRC.…

OMDF to Provide Subsidy for SHS Roll Out in Madagascar

  The OMDF has launched a performance-based grant in Madagascar. Under the scheme, solar kit providers…

Cross River State to Construct ₦8.2b Hydropower Project at Obudu Ranch Resort

Cross River State set to construct Hydro Power Plant at Obudu Resort. The plant is expected…

Germany Seeks to Utilize West Africa’s Green Hydrogen Potential

BMBF has identified West Africa as one region with huge green hydrogen production potential. The BMBF…

When One Door Closes, Another Opens

To begin with, in the last seven years, the national grid has collapsed 128 times. A…