AFDB Set to Commence ‘Desert-to-Power’ Initiative in Nigeria

While speaking at the African Investment Conference, Adesina stated that the bank would begin implementing the…

Cameroon Authorities Provide Tax-Exempt Status for the Maroua and Guider Solar Power Plants

The Cameroonian government is applying the laws signed in 2013with the aim of increasing private investments…

Solar and Wind to be Cheaper than Fossil Fuel by 2030

  According to McKinsey & Company’s report, solar and wind will provide a cheaper option for…

Daystar Power Raises $38m to Finance West Africa Expansion Plans

Daystar Power has raised $38 million in its Series B funding The capital injection will enable…

South Korea to Allow Consumers Sign PPAs with RE Producers

South Korea will now allow power consumers to sign bilateral PPAs with independent renewable energy producers.…

Siemens Gamesa Begins Construction of Assela Wind Farm in Ethiopia

Siemens Gamesa has started on-site work on the 100MW Assela wind power project. The project is…

Rural Electrification Expected to Grow This Year

Nigeria’s rural electrification witnessed some gains in the past year with several project completion and on-going…

Senegal Launches Tender for 133 Solar Mini-Grids

Senegal has launched tender for the construction of solar mini-grid systems across the country. It is…

Solar Century to Deploy 11.2MW Solar Hybrid System at Mozambique Mine

Syrah Resources has signed a PPP agreement with the Solar Century to develop a solar hybrid…

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,…