UN Launches Solar Minigrids Program in Somalia

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

PLN, Tanzanian Govt Explore Electricity Development Collaboration

President director of Indonesian state-run electricity provider PT PLN, Darmawan Prasodjo, has welcomed an invitation by…

Solar Supply to Power Grid Increases in Kenya

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

GE Grid Solutions Gets Contract to Modernise 39 Substations in Nepal

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business has announced it has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract…

Electricity Tariff Increment: A Way Forward in Pursuit of Universal Energy Access?

The subject of electricity tariffs in Nigeria has been quite unsettling. According to the Nigerian Electricity…

Husk Power First Minigrid Company to Reach Profitability, with Nigeria Leading the Way

[PRESS RELEASE] ABUJA and FORT COLLINS, 24 Jan 2023 — Today, Husk Power Systems pioneered the…

NERC Approves Electricity Distribution License For Akwa Ibom

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an independent power distribution network licence known as Ibom…

UK’s National Grid to Pay People to Use Less Power

The statement noted that the announcement about the coal-powered generators did not mean the generators would…

WeLight Raises €19m for Solar Mini-Grids in 120 Villages

The electricity access provider WeLight is raising €19 million from three investors. The funds are intended…

KarmSolar to Boost Egypt Agricultural Sector with Microgrid Solution

KarmSolar will develop a microgrid solution in the agricultural sector in Farafra, Egypt.  The project will…