Bboxx Presumably Buys Ghana’s Clean Tech Startup for $200 Million

Bboxx acquires Ghana’s PEG Africa. The acquisition is still subject to customary closing conditions, though signed…

Scatec Sponsors 6 Power Plants in Egypt

The plants will be refinanced under the green project bond. The plants will have a combined…

Nigeria Creates A New DisCo in Aba, Abia State

Nigeria currently has 12 DisCos. APL Electric Firm is the new DisCo located in Abia State…

Nigeria: Vandalism Caused National Grid Failure – Minister

Minister of Power, Aliyu Abubakar, says vandalism caused the failure of the national grid. Nigeria loses…

Nigeria: FG Flags Off Electric Motorcycles for Rural Mobility

Ministry of Power unveils electric-powered motorcycles. MAX Nigeria manufactured the motorcycles. According to a report from…

C40 Cities to Create 1.8 Million Jobs in South Africa by 2030

The global network of mayors, C40 Communities Climate Leadership Group, pushes South African cities to strengthen…

Mainstreaming Electric Vehicles in Nigeria

Advanced vehicle technology has transformed the transportation industry and taken the world by storm. How can…

REA Launches Energizing Agriculture Program

Today, the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and RMI, an independent nonprofit focused on transforming the…

IFC to Provide $400m for Electrification Via Solar Mini-Grids in Congo

IFC plans to kick off its Scaling Mini-Grid (SMG) programme. The subsidiary of the World Bank…

Increasing Access to Clean Cooking Solutions in Africa

In rural communities, cooking with biomass such as wood fuels and crop residues, charcoal, and kerosene…