Fonroche Acquires Contract to Deploy Smart Streetlights in Senegal

Fonroche Energy has secured $133 million to provide solar streetlights across streets in Senegal. The streetlights…

Ukraine Calls For Support from the Solar Industry

The current war in Ukraine has caused damage to power plants and electricity in general. Solar…

Increasing Access to Clean Cooking Solutions in Africa

In rural communities, cooking with biomass such as wood fuels and crop residues, charcoal, and kerosene…

AFSIA Launches 3rd Solar Awards’

Thirteen categories will be awarded at the AFSIA Solar Awards in 2022. The prizes will be…

Solar Tyme Solicits Financing for Solar Power Facility in Sierra Leone

Solar Tyme seeks $1.75 million for renewable energy development in Sierra Leone. The company plans to…

Enel Recycles EV Batteries for 4MW Auxiliary Power Plant

Enel has begun using reused Nissan electric vehicle batteries. Second-life initiatives utilising EV batteries for various…

UK, Ireland Commence Electricity Grid Interconnector Project

GIL commences construction of the 500MW electricity interconnector between Ireland and Great Britain.  A 500MW 190km…

Decentralised Electricity Market – The Case for Lagos State

Nine years down the Nigeria electricity privatisation exercise, adequate electricity supply remains a critical challenge affecting…

Italian Company to Develop Strategic Growth Plan for Oman’s Power Grid

Oman goes into an agreement with an Italian power giant. OETC plans to develop an integrated…

Baobab+ Launches PAYG Solar Power Service in Nigeria

Baobab+ begins Pay-As-You-Go solar power service delivery in Nigeria. The energy developer aims to power 1…