Large-Scale Solar: An End to the Electricity Crisis?

The incessant occurrences of grid collapse and power outages in Nigeria is not a new tale.…

Acwa Power Raises $500m for its South African CSP Plant

Acwa Power has finished the financing phase of the Redstone concentrated solar power plant (CSP). The…

FG to Deploy Solar Grids to PHCs and Schools

The FG announces plan to deploy solar grids to PHCs and schools. National grid not enough…

Four Communities Linked to Solar Mini-Grids in Sierra Leone

Four rural communities have been connected to solar mini-grids in Sierra Leone. The mini-grids were commissioned…

Wiki-Solar releases New Top Solar Developers List

Wiki-Solar has today released a new list of solar project developers. SPIC tops the list. Today,…

Daystar Power Group Set to Receive $20 million Financing from the IFC

A $20 million financing proposal to off-grid power service provider Daybreak is yet to be approved…

Eswatini Approves Globeleq-Sturdee Energy Consortium to Build 15MWp Power Plants

Globeleq and Sturdee Energy have been selected by Eswatini Energy Regulatory Authority (Esera) to develop two…

EBRD Mobilizes $114m for 200 MWp Kom Ombo Solar Project in Egypt

The EBRD has announced the mobilisation of $114m to develop the Kom Ombo solar power plant.…

Huawei Launches ‘iPowerCube-S’ Mini-Grid Solution In Nigeria

Huawei has launched its Next-Generation Mini-Grid “iPowerCube-S” solution in Nigeria. The iPowerCube-S integrates solar, grid-power, and…

FG Set to Deploy Solar Mini-Grids to Unity Schools and PHCs

Nigeria’s power minister has stated the federal government’s intention to deploy solar mini-grids in all 104…