Jack Dorsey Invests in Gridless to Improve Africa’s Electrification

Jack Dorsey’s Block co-leads a $2M investment in an Africa-Based renewable Bitcoin miner, Gridless. Gridless uses…

ARC Power to Build Mini-grids in Rwandan and Mozambique

Rwanda has set a target of universal energy access by 2024. ARC Power will connect more…

R1.5 Trillion Needed for SA Just Energy Transition

  South Africa requires an initial funding of about R1.5 trillion to transition to a low…

Adoption of Clean Energy Technologies in Nigeria: Barriers and Solutions

Clean energy technology could be referred to as an umbrella term for producing power without having…

Greece to Connect its Electricity Grid to Egypt’s via Undersea Cables

Underwater cable to transport 3,000 MW of electricity from Egypt to Greece. The project’s total length…

Benin Solar-Battery Project Closed Minigrid Financing 

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

KfW and AFD Provide €600 Million for SA’s Energy Transition

The French Development Agency (AFD) and the German Development Agency (KfW) are providing €600 million in…

UK Backs Energy Storage with Funding

UK government has awarded over £32 million in funding energy storage projects. Energy storage helps us…

Vaisala Powers Ethiopia’s Weather Radar Network with Solar Energy

Finnish company powers Ethiopia’s new weather radar network with solar energy.  The new solar power system…

Swell Energy Raises $120M for Virtual Plant in USA

Swell Energy raises $120 million to further its VPP programs. The VPPs are to provide grid…