GHANA: AfDB, KOAFEC Fund Database System for Ghana’s PURC

AfDB, KOAFEC funds database for Ghana’s PURC The database aims to improve the operations of the…

Is Regulatory Uncertainty Still Considered a Barrier to Investment in the NESI?

Is there a gap in the Nigerian Energy sector? Yes, there is. Are there existing challenges…

SEFA Approves Record Number of Transactions in 2020, Secures $90 Million in New Funding

The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved seven high-impact projects worth $54 million in 2020,…

High Operating Costs, a Setback for the Manufacturing Sector – COMESA

Operating costs too high for manufacturing expansion says COMESA Unreliability of electricity a contributory factor to…

GAMBIA: Several Communities to be Electrified

46 communities to be electrified under the GERMP  The project costs $8 million  To be executed…

NIGERIA: TCN, World Bank to Train TSP Engineers

TCN, World Bank to train 708 engineers The trainees to be selected from the TSP In…

What’s up with the Mambilla Hydropower plant?

The Mambilla hydropower plant is said to become the second-largest hydropower plant in Africa. With a…

AfDB Approves $6m Grant for Initial Phase of Desert to Power Program

The $6m will be utilised by the WAPP and ECREEE. WAPP will conduct pre-feasibility studies for…

AceOn Awarded Innovate Funding for Mobile Solar Storage Unit

AceOn has received a £1m grant to accelerate its mobile energy storage unit development.  The project…

US Signs MOU With Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso on Regional Integration of Electricity Markets

The US signs MOU with Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso MCC to fund regional electricity market…