UGANDA: ERA Reduces Electricity Tariffs for Consumers

The ERA has reduced electricity tariffs across consumer classes The reduction takes effect from July through…

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…

The Use of Coal for Electricity Generation a Sees Gradual Increase

Coal usage grows amid pressure to cut carbon emissions The pandemic saw a decline in the…

Zambia: Construction of 200MWp Solar Plant to Commence Later this Year

  Ultra Green is set to begin the construction of a 200MWp solar plant in central…

UK to End Coal Electricity Generation Earlier than Planned

The UK has moved the target for the end of coal electricity generation to October 2024.…

Oolu Solar, RP Global Set Up New Solar Venture

Oolu and RP Global set up a new solar venture, Westa.solar. Westa.solar will deploy commercial and…

AFD to Finance 150 MWp Solar PV Plant in Tanzania

AFD will provide €137 million in total for the project. The project is expected to diversify…

‘Tunisian Solar Plan Support’ Programme Closes

The APST project in Tunisia has come to a close. The project commenced in 2017 and…

New Indian Coal Assets Could End Up Stranded

Falling costs of renewables mean that about 62GW of coal-fired generation currently under construction and pre-construction…

Three Off-Grid Power Plants Set to Power Three Cities in the D.R. Congo

A consortium of Gridworks, AEE Power, and Eranove will deploy three off-grid projects in the DRC.…