South Africa Announce Preferred Bidders for 2 GW Tender

South African Department of Mineral Resources (DMRE) has announced preferred bidders to procure short-term risk-mitigation capacity.…

Obaseki Calls for Increased Investment in Clean Energy

Higher tariffs will make renewable energy solutions market-competitive. Despite huge gas deposits and electrical terminals, communities…

Mali

Mali Overview Mali’s electricity production is dominated by hydraulic (55 per cent) and diesel (45 per…

REA Set to Deploy Mini-Grids in Five Communities

REA has signed Performance-Based Agreements with two renewable energy developers The developers will deploy solar hybrid…

REA Signs Mini-Grid Grant Agreements with Two Developers

Renewvia and PowerGen will deploy solar hybrid mini-grid solutions in 14 communities under the agreement. The…

Renewable Energy Improves Rural Communities in Sierra Leone

A rural renewable energy project in Sierra Leone is improving the lives of rural inhabitants. The…

Starsight to Get Additional $10m Financing from FinnFund and Norfund

Starsight has obtained an increase in its line of credit granted by the FinnFund and Norfund.…

Daystar Power Raises $38m to Finance West Africa Expansion Plans

Daystar Power has raised $38 million in its Series B funding The capital injection will enable…

AfDB to Provide $5m Grant for Desert to Power (D2P) Initiative in the Sahel

The $5 million grant will finance three components of the D2P initiative in Chad, Mali, Mauritania,…