World Bank Approves $168m for Solar Electrification in Burkina Faso

The World Bank has approved loans of about $168m for Burkina Faso. The loans will support…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

  In sub-Saharan Africa, about 600 million people lack access to electricity. For example, in Nigeria,…

Accelerating Residential Rooftop Solar Deployment in Nigeria

The declining price of solar energy has led to an increase in global solar PV deployments.…

Four Communities Linked to Solar Mini-Grids in Sierra Leone

Four rural communities have been connected to solar mini-grids in Sierra Leone. The mini-grids were commissioned…

Enabel Launches Tenders for Hybrid Solar Mini-Grids in Mozambique

Enabel has launched a tender to construct five hybrid solar mini-grids plus storage in two Mozambican…

Investments in Renewable Energy Increased by 9% in 2020

Investments into renewable energy solutions topped half a trillion dollars in 2020. Investments in solar capacity…

Why Aren’t There Power Outages in the Big Brother Naija House?

By Daniel Agbor In a country where electricity supply is epileptic and undependable, it seems incongruous…

EU and Enugu State Invest N4.3bn to Power 25 Health Facilities with Solar Energy

A joint report from the World Health Organisation, the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency,…

Sungrow and Fidra Energy to Collaborate on 4.4GWh BESS Projects

Fidra Energy and Sungrow have announced a strategic partnership to implement 4.4 gigawatt hours (GWh) of…

China’s CATL Pushes Beyond Batteries into Power Grids, EV Platforms

Robin Zeng, the billionaire founder of CATL, aims to reinvent the world’s largest battery maker as…