ETHIOPIA: AfDB Approves $83.6 Million Funding for Cross-Border Electricity Trade

The AfDB approves $83.6 million funding facility To boost cross-border electricity trade between Ethiopia and Djibouti…

GHANA: Brace for More Power Outages – IES

IES says consumers should brace for more outages The government owes approximately $1 billion to IPPs…

Oolu Solar, RP Global Set Up New Solar Venture

Oolu and RP Global set up a new solar venture, Westa.solar. Westa.solar will deploy commercial and…

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa Losses R25 billion to Load Shedding

R25 billion lost to load shedding Eskom implementing stage 4 load shedding Amendment to Electricity Act…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

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

BOTSWANA: Minister Calls for Private Sector Participation Electricity Sector

Minister calls for private sector participation Suggests the use of PPP. Botswana’s Minister of Mineral Resources,…

Botswana and Namibia Sign Agreements for the Development of a 5,000 MWp Solar Complex

Botswana and Namibia have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to develop a 5,000 MWp mega…

GHANA: Constant Tariff Increase Promotes Inefficiency – IES

IES alleges calls for increment in tariff prices The increment to increase revenue for GRIDCo, ECG…

TDB to Provide $75m for African SMEs Via Off-Grid Facility

The TDB has created a $75 million off-grid facility for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The…

Ghana Sets Sight on Nuclear Power

Ghanaian government plans to introduce Nuclear energy Ghana has seen an increase in power cuts IES…