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…

InfraCo Africa to Finance 22 Solar Mini-grids in Kenya

InfraCo will provide $8m for electrification in Kenya.  These funds will finance 22 green mini-grids across…

EVs -Why Norway Leads

Electric vehicles have gradually become the go-to solution for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. As…

Mediclinic Signs Solar PPA for Six Hospitals in South Africa

Mediclinic has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Moshesh Partners to deploy solar PV…

Globeleq Commences Construction of Solar Plus Storage Plant in Mozambique

Globeleq has commenced construction for its 15 MW solar PV plant in Mozambique. The plant will…

Solar, Wind Make Up 93.8% of New U.S. Generation Capacity for Q1 2021

Wind and solar resources provided 93.84% of new generating capacity added in the US in the…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

Where Power Meets the Soil

Agriculture is the largest sector of the Nigerian economy, employing over two-thirds of the entire labour…

AfDB, Tanzania Sign $140m Loan Agreements for Increased Power Generation

The AfDB will provide $140m in loan funding to Tanzania for the construction of a hydropower…

Guinea Set to Deploy its First Grid-Connected Solar Plant

The 40-MW Khoumagueli solar project has signed a 25-year PPA with Guineas power grid. The plant…