BGFA to Grant $5m for d.light and Engie Solar Kits

 Beyond the Grid for Africa (BGFA) programme is selecting two companies to receive a grant for…

Swiss Company to Partner with Ugandan College on RE Training

Terra Sola Group AG and Uganda’s Labour College of East Africa (LCEA) have signed a Memorandum…

Benin Solar-Battery Project Closed Minigrid Financing 

A new company aiming to deploy off-grid renewable energy solutions in Benin Republic, Les Soleils du…

Lagazel Launches a Solar Kit Manufacturing Line in Senegal

The French company Lagazel is inaugurating its third solar kit manufacturing unit in Thiès, Senegal. The…

300,000 Households Without Electricity in Namibia

Namibia’s overall electrification rate is estimated to be about 50%. Under 4,000 houses are connected to…

Burundi to Partner with Russia on Nuclear Energy

Burundi’s electrification rate is only 13%. Burundi negotiates possible ways with Russia to incorporate nuclear energy.…

REA Signs MoU to Develop Rural Solar Energy Projects

REA and CarbonAi sign MoU to develop rural solar energy projects. Proceeds from carbon credits will…

BOAD to Devote $1.3 billion to Green Projects by 2025

The West African Development Bank (BOAD) has pledged to devote $1.3 billion to green projects in…

Tinda Cash to Produce Electricity Via solar and Biomass in Ignié

Tinda Cash group is to build two power plants in the Ignié special economic zone (SEZ)…

Benin Republic to Pilot 1.7 MW Rural Mini-Grid Solar Project

Four firms to develop a 1.7 megawatt (MW) solar power project in Benin.  The mini-grid project…