Productive Energy Use as a Lever to Improve Mini-Grid Sustainability

Off-grid solar systems have become the preferred electrification choice for rural communities. This is because solar-powered…

Engie Receives Authorisation to Deploy 22 Mini-Grids by 2023

Engie PowerCorner has obtained a license from ABERME to install solar mini-grids in Southern Benin. The…

REA Signs Contracts for the Provision of PUE Appliances for Rural Mini-Grids

The first phase of the PUE programme. This programme aims to increase productive energy use in…

KYA Energy Installs Off-Grid Solar in 20 Togolese Health Facilities

KYA Energy deploys solar off-grid solutions for health centres. ‘ The facilities will also provide additional…

GEF Provides $2m for Bioenergy Development in Nigeria

The GEF has provided $2m for bioenergy mini-grid development. UNIDO is implementing the project which seeks…

Nigeria’s Energy Transition: Lessons from the Telecommunications Sector

  Twenty years on, and the revolution in Nigeria’s telecommunications industry cannot be forgotten in a…

Sierra Leone Clinics Receive Free Power from UK Funded Mini-Grids

A solar mini-grid project will deliver far-reaching health and socio-economic benefits in rural Sierra Leone to…

EGYPT: Egypt, Saudi Arabia to Connect Electricity Grids

Egypt and Saudi Arabia to connect electricity grids SEC and EETC award contracts for interconnection line…

IsDB Approves €17m Loan for Solar Mini-Grids Deployment in Togo

The IsDB has provided a €17.38m loan for mini-grid deployment in Togo. The LLF fund also…

ENGIE Energy Access Empowers 6.5 Million Africans with Clean Energy

  EEA has enabled 6.5 million Africans via smart integration of mini-grids and solar home systems…