UGANDA: Minister Recommends Stopping New Investments as UMEME Concession Closes

Minister recommends halt to new investments in UMEME Concession ends in 2025 UMEME is seeking a…

African Electricity Markets in 2022: Top 5 Focus Areas

  As Africa looks to recover and improve energy access following the slowdown due to the…

NIGERIA: Experts Differ on the Impact of CBN’s Escrow of DisCos Accounts

Experts differ on the effect of CBN’ decision to escrow the accounts of eleven DisCos Revenue…

KENYA: Africas’ 1st Independent Power Transmission Grid Pioneered in Kenya

Kenya pioneers the first independent power transmission  project Seeks to increase private sector participation in transmission…

NIGERIA: Group Vows to Resist Hikes in Electricity Tariffs

TPAP-M vows to reject tariff increment Organises week-long activities to commemorate Occupy Nigeria protests The People’s…

Highlights of NERC’s Q2 2021 Report

The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, in December 2021, released a report on the performance of the…

KENYA: Kenyan Off-grid IPPs to Enjoy 50% Tax Cuts

Kenya approves tax cuts for off-grid IPPs The Finance Act now recognises tax incentives to large…

Eskom to Hire Out Lands for Green Power Development

Eskom to lease land for green power development. Private businesses can now generate up to 100MW.…

Highlights of the All On Social Solar Initiative

All On recognizes that in a post-Covid environment whereby poor communities, small businesses, and social sector…

UGANDA: Uganda Tops AfDB’s Best Regulated Electricity Market

AfDB releases Electricity Regulatory Index 2021 report Uganda ranks No. 1 in Africa Nigeria ranks 23rd…