NIGERIA: Nigerians Account for 10% of People Without Electricity in Africa – IEA Report

  770 million without electricity access in Africa Nigeria accounts for 10% of the total number…

Huawei to Deploy Digital Power Solutions for Africa’s Energy Challenges

  Huawei plans to be at the forefront of the clean energy transition. The company has…

MyJouleBox Raises €3m for West African Expansion

MyJouleBox has raised €3 million for its West African expansion. ‘The company distributes solar systems for…

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom Issues Load Shedding Warning

Eskom issues warning on consumption May be forced to load shed 12,984MW lost due to breakdown…

Enel Commences Operation of 140MW Wind Farm in South Africa

Enel has started operations at the Oyster Bay wind farm. The project was tendered under the…

South Africa Installed 1.3GW of Solar in 2020

  Solar PV now contributes 3% of South Africa’s total generation capacity. South Africa plans to…

EIB Releases Report on Scaling Off-Grid Solar in Africa

The EIB and ISA have released a report that tackles challenges with off-grid solar financing. The…

Africa Unlikely to Meet Universal Electricity Access Targets – UNECA

  Electricity access in 24 African countries is below 50%. Africa needs a $40m annual investment…

Westa.Solar Plans West African Expansion

Westa.Solar plans West African expansion in 2 to 3 years. The company recently completed a 500kWp…

SOUTH AFRICA: Grid Under Severe Pressure – Eskom

Eskom says South African grid under severe pressure Seeks consumer cooperation on consumption efficiency To implement…