Poland Increases Solar Capacity by 1.3GW in H1 2021

  Poland added 1.3GW of solar in H1 2021. The country added 900MW in 2020. Total…

Botswana Set to Deploy 12 Solar Power Plants

  Botswana’s state utility has signed PPAs for its first two independent solar projects. 12 solar…

ATI Set to Facilitate Financial Close of Salima Solar Project in Malawi

  ATI will provide cover for the Salima Solar Project in Malawi. The cover will enable…

DOE Provides $27m for Wave Energy Advancement

The DOE will provide support for wave energy development. In addition, the DOE will provide up…

Rockefeller to Fund Integrated Electrification Project in Uganda

A new project has been initiated to electrify unconnected consumers in Uganda. The project will integrate…

REPP Allocates $1m to Mpanda Hydropower Project

REPP will provide $1 million in development loan to the Mpanda Hydropower project. The project will…

Sudan Set to Install First Utility-Scale Wind Turbine

Sudan is set to deploy its first utility-scale wind energy turbine. The grid-connected turbine is expected…

Niger Joins World Bank’s Solar Scaling Initiative

Niger has joined the World Bank’s Scaling Solar initiative. The World Bank will help the country…

South Africa to Increase Embedded Generation Limit to 100MW

The threshold for embedded generation plants increased to 100MW Private businesses can now generate energy to…

Accelerating Off-Grid Electrification with Natural Gas

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