UN Launches Solar Minigrids Program in Somalia

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

WeLight Raises €19m for Solar Mini-Grids in 120 Villages

The electricity access provider WeLight is raising €19 million from three investors. The funds are intended…

Firms to Invest $1.7m for Solar Mini-Grids Deployment in Africa

 InfraCo Africa partners with renewable energy provider Equatorial Power. The companies will invest $1.7 million to…

CrossBoundary Energy Acquires $25m to Deploy Solar Mini-Grids in Africa

CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) receives funding from ARCH, Bank of America, and Microsoft to deploy mini-grids…

IFC to Provide $400m for Electrification Via Solar Mini-Grids in Congo

IFC plans to kick off its Scaling Mini-Grid (SMG) programme. The subsidiary of the World Bank…

24 Solar Mini-Grids to be Deployed Under IMAS in 2022

REA, the EU and the German government to support solar mini-grid deployment. The systems will be…

FG Signs €9.3m Agreement to Deploy 23 Solar Mini-Grids

FG to accelerate the deployment of solar mini-grids. FG signs the IMAS award with eight mini-grid…

Husk Power to Launch 500 Solar Mini-Grids in Nigeria

 Husk Power Systems will deploy 500 mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years. The firm…

RTI International Issues RFA for the Development of Solar Mini-Grids in Uganda

USAID will provide grants for the development of mini-grids in a Ugandan refugee settlement. RTI is…

EDFI Backs the Development of 11 Solar + Storage Mini-Grids in Lesotho

Several financiers plan to fund OnePower’s mini-grid project in Lesotho. OnePower will install 11 solar plus…