South Africa Announce Preferred Bidders for 2 GW Tender

South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) has announced preferred bidders to procure short-term risk-mitigation capacity.…

TDB to Provide $75m for African SMEs Via Off-Grid Facility

The TDB has created a $75 million off-grid facility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The…

REN21’s Report Shows that Cities Across Africa Demonstrate Progressive Leadership to Deploy Renewables

The 2021 edition of REN21’s Renewables in Cities Global Status Report, shows that one billion people…

Integrating Large-Scale Renewable Energy into the Grid: The Need for Flexibility

Op-ed by Wale Yusuff, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Nigeria   As the largest economy in Africa, with huge…

Ghana: Akufo-Addo Speaks on Power Challenges

Ghanaian President speaks on power challenges. Says sector has improved despite challenges Plans to continue investments…

New Level Unlocked – Electricity Tariff

It’s been quite a decade or more of passivity in the power sector and it seems…

Why Your Electricity Units Appear Not to Last and Why They May Last Shorter Soon

Social media is rife with complaints about how expensive electricity units have become. A friend recently…

World Bank Refutes Claims it Provided Guarantees to Ghana IPPs

World Bank did not provide any guarantee to IPPs. The media has reported the World Bank…

NNPC to Boost Electricity with Additional 5,000MW

5,000MW to be added via completed gas projects NNPC hopes to establish two gas projects Secures…

Four Nigerians Win SEforALL Youth Summit Pitch Competition

This week Sustainable Energy for All hosted the first-ever SEforALL Youth Summit. The three-day virtual event…