REPP Finances Electricity Access to One Million People

REPP has reached the milestone of one million people electrified through its funding in Africa. REPP…

Nigeria: FG Earmarks Off-Grid Rural Electrification to Boost Supply

FG seeks state governments’ support in eradicating power supply challenges. The Minister of Power made the…

South Africa: Power Grid Experiences Pressure

Several generating units are faulty. Eskom requests consumers to reduce power demand. South Africa’s state-owned utility,…

UK Launches Frequency Regulation Grid Service

UK’s National Grid ESO comes live. The Dynamic Regulation is designed to correct continuous but small…

ENGIE Energy Commissions Mini-Grid in Niger State

ENGIE Energy Access has commissioned a mini-grid in a community in Niger state. The hybrid power…

Nigeria: Vandalism Caused National Grid Failure – Minister

Minister of Power, Aliyu Abubakar, says vandalism caused the failure of the national grid. Nigeria loses…

Renewables – Beyond Electricity Generation 

When we think of renewable energy, it is usually constrained within the context of electricity generation.…

Enabling Clean Cooking with Off-Grid Solar

One day as I silently pondered on why the woman who sold fried yam and potatoes…

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…

2 Years On: Nigeria’s First Commercial Undergrid Mini-grid A Success

The number of connected consumers is almost 300, up from 90. Mini-grid revenue doubles in over…