NIGERIA: Experts Decry State of the Power Sector, Call for Transparency

Generation capacity fell by 5.76% in the past seven days Experts decry the state of the…

NIGERIA: Lagos Begins Retrofitting Street Lights

LASG begins retrofitting of street lights To convert existing street lights to LED The Lagos State…

Renewvia Energy Set to Deploy Solar Mini-Grids in Kenya

Renewvia is set to construct solar mini-grids for Kenyan rural communities. SIMA is providing the financing…

SOUTH AFRICA: Eskom to Extend Load Shedding

Eskom extends load shedding Urges consumers to reduce consumption Weak infrastructure to blame The state-owned electricity…

Hydroneo Set to Resuscitate Hydropower Project in Malawi

Hydroneo has signed an agreement with Finergreen in a bid to reach a financial close on…

UGANDA: Delays Mar Commissioning of Hydroelectric Dam

UEGCL postpones commissioning to June 2022 Karuma Hydropower is a 600MW project The commissioning of the…

MALAWI: Malawi to Add at Least 500MW to the National Grid

Government to add at least 500MW to existing grid capacity Invests in electricity projects Projects to…

Chairman of Irish Clean Energy Company Resigns Following Disparaging Africa Comments

Eddie O’Connor, founder and chairman of one of  Ireland’s largest clean energy company, has resigned. The…

AfDB Extends Grant to Accelerate Energy Transition in Africa

The AfDB, through the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), has extended a $1 million grant…

Guinea Set to Deploy its First Grid-Connected Solar Plant

The 40-MW Khoumagueli solar project has signed a 25-year PPA with Guineas power grid. The plant…