MIGA Issues $5m Guarantee for Baidoa Hybrid Solar Power Plant in Somalia

A project in Somalia is funded by the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Kube Energy has…

Nigeria’s Power Sector Is Struggling — Collaborative Business Models for Distributed Energy Resources Can Help

Of the approximately 200 million people in Nigeria — sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy — 85 million…

Husk Power First Minigrid Company to Reach Profitability, with Nigeria Leading the Way

[PRESS RELEASE] ABUJA and FORT COLLINS, 24 Jan 2023 — Today, Husk Power Systems pioneered the…

WeLight Raises €19m for Solar Mini-Grids in 120 Villages

The electricity access provider WeLight is raising €19 million from three investors. The funds are intended…

Masdar Connects 5 MWp Solar Power Plant in Seychelles

The Emirati independent power producer (IPP) Masdar is commissioning a 5 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant…

DEG Finances the Installation of Solar Microgrids in Nigeria

The German InvDEG) is providing a loan of USD 750,000 to Husk Power Systems. The company…

USA: Minnesota Utility Intends To Expand Work On Community Microgrids

Xcel Energy asks regulators for permission to manage microgrids on behalf of commercial customers. The proposal…

Equatorial Power and GIZ Partners to Solarize 27 Rural Clinics in Uganda

 Equatorial Power teams up (GIZ) to provide solar energy to at least 27 health centres in…

5 Emerging Technologies Capable of Improving Power Supply in Nigeria

Proliferation of Microgrids Microgrids are distributed energy resources that encompass smaller autonomous units of generation, transmission,…

[RWANDA] SKS and EAP Launch Solar-Powered Multi-Service Centres

Solarkiosk Solutions (SKS) and East African Power (EAP) launches a joint venture to build solar-powered multi-service…