AFRICA: LeapFrog Invests $70m in Solar Kit Provider Sun King

 LeapFrog Investments is participating in a Series D round of funding to finance the expansion of…

Orpower Bags Sh12bn for 35MW Well

Orpower 22, a New York-based power firm and the special purpose company for Symbion Power LLC…

EPRA to Tackle Illegal Power Connections

  The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) says it has identified homes and businesses that…

Solarise Receives $3m Investment from EDFI

The European Union’s ElectriFI Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI) invests $3 million in Solarise Africa. The Sandton,…

Gridworks Invests $50m in Virunga Power

Gridworks Development Partners, a British International Investment (BII) company, has announced a $50 million investment in…

EDF and SunFunder Provide $2.7m to DPA

Distributed Power Africa (DPA) plans to accelerate the development of its project portfolio. Mirova SunFunder contributed to…

SEFA Releases $10m for Drilling Tulu Moye Geothermal Site

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is financing geothermal energy in Ethiopia with $10 million in funding…

Baoma-1 Solar Plant Commence Operation

The first solar power plant developed by an independent power producer (IPP) in Sierra Leone is…

Globeleq Raises Funds to Generate Geothermal Power in Menengai

Globeleq, an Independent Power Producer (IPP), has secured a $72 million loan for its investments in…

Globeleq Raises $72 million for Geothermal Power in Menengai

Independent Power Producer (IPP) Globeleq has secured a $72 million loan for its investments in Kenya.…