UN Launches Solar Minigrids Program in Somalia

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Somalia have launched an ambitious solar minigrids program to…

Zimbabwe to Start Operating New Coal Power Unit by March

Zimbabwe will start operating a new unit at its only coal-fired power plant by March, the…

PLN, Tanzanian Govt Explore Electricity Development Collaboration

President director of Indonesian state-run electricity provider PT PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, has welcomed an invitation by…

Solar Supply to Power Grid Increases in Kenya

   The amount of solar supplied to the national grid in the nine months to September…

Kenya Power to Procure Smart Meters from Local Firms

Kenya Power has given in on the battle with local manufacturers’ oversupply deals for smart meters,…

Ethiopia Obstructs Efforts to Reach Legally Binding Agreement on GERD- Shoukry

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has said that Ethiopia obstructs efforts to reach a…

Energy Supply Vital to Accelerate Economic Integration-Amadi

In an exclusive interview with ENA, Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA) CEO Andrew Amadi said energy,…

Commissioner Simson to Visit Egypt to discuss Energy Security

On Monday, 13 February, Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will be in Egypt to discuss the…

LIBERIA: The World Bank Pledges $96mn for a 60 MWp Solar Power Plant

A finance deal was just inked between the Liberian Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and…

Renewable Energy and its Global Economic Benefits

Approximately 80 per cent of the world’s population lives in countries that import fossil fuels. This…