All On, USADF Announce Winners of the $100,000 Off-Grid Energy Challenge

US African Development Foundation and All On have announced the winners of the Nigeria Off-Grid energy…

Sokoto to Benefit from AfDB’s Energy Development Support

Northern Nigeria is to benefit from AfBB’s Power initiative. The project will serve about 250 million…

American Utility Files for 500MW Clean Energy Plan

Appalachian Power is seeking approval for 294MW of solar and 204MW of onshore wind Appalachian Power,…

AES Corporation Procures PV Developer

AES Corporation has procured a US solar developer, adding 10GW of renewable energy projects to its…

South Africa Moves to Renewable Energy to End Load Shedding

• SA authorities turn to renewable energy to improve electricity conditions in the country. • A…

UK Kicks Off Largest Ever CfD Renewables Auction

The United Kingdom launches the biggest known “Contracts for Difference” renewables auction. The contract has a…

Scaling up Energy Access Through a Service-Based Delivery Approach

While there have been increased efforts in expanding energy access to underserved areas, particularly in sub-Saharan…

Productive Energy Use as a Lever to Improve Mini-Grid Sustainability

Off-grid solar systems have become the preferred electrification choice for rural communities. This is because solar-powered…

Record Clean Energy Capacity to be Added in 2021 – IEA

A new report by the IEA states that clean energy capacity additions are set to surpass…

Mainstream Renewable Acquires EUR90m to Sustain Global Growth

  Mainstream Energy has acquired funding in an oversubscribed equity offering for utility-scale wind and solar…