IFC to Provide $400m for Electrification Via Solar Mini-Grids in Congo

IFC plans to kick off its Scaling Mini-Grid (SMG) programme. The subsidiary of the World Bank…

CIP and New Zealand’s NZ Super Fund Partner on 1GW Wind Project

 A new company set for feasibility studies of the 1GW Wind Project. Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)…

2 Years On: Nigeria’s First Commercial Undergrid Mini-grid A Success

The number of connected consumers is almost 300, up from 90. Mini-grid revenue doubles in over…

Fonroche Acquires Contract to Deploy Smart Streetlights in Senegal

Fonroche Energy has secured $133 million to provide solar streetlights across streets in Senegal. The streetlights…

Ukraine Calls For Support from the Solar Industry

The current war in Ukraine has caused damage to power plants and electricity in general. Solar…

Sola to Deploy Solar Project to Tronox Mines in South Africa

Sola plans to provide 200MWp of solar power to a manufacturing mine. The utility has signed…

What A Fossil Fuel-Free Future Entails

Recent global activities have plunged the world into energy insecurity not seen since the 1970s. Russia,…

Increasing Access to Clean Cooking Solutions in Africa

In rural communities, cooking with biomass such as wood fuels and crop residues, charcoal, and kerosene…

EU Urges Nigeria to Close Gas Supply Gap

EU encourages the Nigerian government to shore up its gas supplies. Oil exports on Russia’s Black…

AFSIA Launches 3rd Solar Awards’

Thirteen categories will be awarded at the AFSIA Solar Awards in 2022. The prizes will be…