Acwa Power Raises $500m for its South African CSP Plant

Acwa Power has finished the financing phase of the Redstone concentrated solar power plant (CSP). The…

Bamako City Approves Construction of Waste-to-Power Plant

Energy Solution Systèmes will construct a waste-to-power project in Bamako, Mali. The Facility is expected to…

DPA Cancels Solar Power Lease Due to Construction Delays

Distributed Power Africa (DPA) is cancelling an electricity lease contract with Nyanza Light Metals. DPA was…

Electricity; A Commodity or a Right?

Many people often regard electricity as a right that the government in power ought to provide…

GERD Set to Commence Operations in August

The GERD is set to commence power generation in August. About 750MW will be generated from…

Daystar Power Group Set to Receive $20 million Financing from the IFC

A $20 million financing proposal to off-grid power service provider Daybreak is yet to be approved…

Huawei Launches ‘iPowerCube-S’ Mini-Grid Solution In Nigeria

Huawei has launched its Next-Generation Mini-Grid “iPowerCube-S” solution in Nigeria. The iPowerCube-S integrates solar, grid-power, and…

Ghana: BPA Set to Commission 22.25 MWp Solar PV Plant

The BPA is set to commission a solar PV power plant in the Biu Dam Basin.…

Wärtsilä Partners with Ambitious.Africa to Support Young African Talents

Ambitious.Africa supports and encourages young people in Africa and the Nordic countries to actively participate in…

Off Hurrays and Catastrophic Failures

Nigeria has, in recent weeks been inundated with announcements detailing the actualisation of new peak generation…