Africa Unlikely to Meet Universal Electricity Access Targets – UNECA

  Electricity access in 24 African countries is below 50%. Africa needs a $40m annual investment…

Access to Finance: Barriers to Deploying Clean Energy Solutions

Renewable energy technologies have grown from a niche industry to an essential solution for the provision…

Clean Energy Can Provide Universal Energy Access in Lesotho – Developer

Lesotho can achieve energy security with clean energy. The country imports 50% of its current energy…

NIGERIA: EEDC Explains Blackout in Abia Communities

Several communities in Abia without supply A vehicle accident damaging electrical poles the cause of the…

Covid-19 Pandemic Worsens Electricity Access in Africa, Asia

More than 25 million people could not afford to pay for electricity access in 2020. The…

CrossBoundary Energy Access Open Sources their Project Financing Approach for Mini-Grids

Mini-grids are a new and disruptive way to achieve energy access. NAIROBI, Kenya, December 2, 2020,/…

Off-grid Solar to Bridge Electricity Gap – World Bank

The World Bank said in a report released on October 8 in Nairobi, the capital of…

Tanzania Seeks $1.2 Billion PPP for Power Transmission Improvement

The Tanzanian government is discussing with two foreign investor companies interested in developing power transmission projects…

ECOWAS to Invest $380 Million in Electrifying Public Institutions in 18 Countries

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has announced plans to invest $380 million…

Mission 300 Initiative Launches to Electrify 300 Million Africans by 2030

A major initiative to bring electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030 has commenced, backed by…