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…

AceOn Awarded Innovate Funding for Mobile Solar Storage Unit

AceOn has received a £1m grant to accelerate its mobile energy storage unit development.  The project…

TANZANIA: REA Boss Assures of Electricity Access in Rural Areas

Tanzanian government assures of electricity access in rural areas REA to power 12,000 villages The timeline…

Bootleg Fire Threatens California’s Electricity Grid

CaISO issues alert for electricity conservation Oregon Bootleg fire threatens supply to California The California Independent…

China Completes $1.7 Billion Transmission Line

China completes $1.7 billion transmission line The transmission line is located at the CPEC The line…

ETHIOPIA: AfDB Approves $83.6 Million Funding for Cross-Border Electricity Trade

The AfDB approves $83.6 million funding facility To boost cross-border electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti…

The Use of Coal for Electricity Generation a Sees Gradual Increase

Coal usage grows amid pressure to cut carbon emissions The pandemic saw a decline in the…

NIGERIA: Nigeria Self-Generates 30% Electricity Consumed – MAN

 Self-generated electricity gulps 30 per cent of the production cost. Industrial emissions are the second source…

KENYA: Suspects Charged with Electricity Theft at Parliament

Two Kenyans caught in a bizarre vandalism attempt Court orders probation reports on or before July…

A Disruptive Innovation that Could End the Grid 

From the discovery of X-rays in the 19th Century to Uber and Netflix, disruptive innovations continue to change the trajectory…