Kenya to Build 136 Solar Mini-Grids for Remote Communities

According to the country’s energy minister, Kenya is constructing 136 solar-powered mini-grids in far-flung areas not…

Solar-as-a-Service: A Channel to Increase Clean Energy Access

The cost of acquiring a solar home system is outrageously high for an average middle-class and…

Qotto Raises $8m to Distribute Solar Home Systems

Qotto just finished a Series A round of fundraising with multiple investors to expand throughout West…

TBEA Launches Construction of Solar Power Plant in Gambia

The nation’s president, Adama Barrow, was present in Jambur for the groundbreaking of a 23 MW…

UN Launches Solar Minigrids Program in Somalia

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Somalia have launched an ambitious solar minigrids program to…

Zimbabwe: ZESA Starts Buying Solar Power From Households

So far, 117 householders and businesses with solar power are selling their surplus to Zesa Holdings…

Solar Supply to Power Grid Increases in Kenya

   The amount of solar supplied to the national grid in the nine months to September…

ZESA Buys Solar Power from Households in Zimbabwe via Net Metering

Currently, 117 households and businesses with solar power are selling their surplus to Zesa Holdings with…

LIBERIA: The World Bank Pledges $96mn for a 60 MWp Solar Power Plant

A finance deal was just inked between the Liberian Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and…

Italy Adds 2.48 GW of Solar in 2022 to Break Through 25 GW

According to trade group Italia Solare’s analysis of data from grid operator Terna, Italy added 2.48…