All On, GEAPP Launch $10m Facility for Aggregated Solar Equipment Procurement

All on, Odyssey Energy Solutions and the GEAPP have launched an aggregated solar equipment procurement programme.…

SOUTH AFRICA: Cape Town Ruling Party Unveils 7-Point Plan to End Load Shedding

Cape Town DA announces 7-point plan to end load shedding in the City South Africa’s Democratic…

REA Commissions 100kWp Solar Hybrid Mini-grid in Kaduna

The REA has commissioned a solar hybrid mini-grid in Kaduna. The system has a capacity of…

Ensuring Mini-Grid Sustainability: Lessons from Gbamu Gbamu

  Last week, I visited the solar mini-grid in Gbamu Gbamu, Ogun state. The mini-grid was…

World Bank to Provide $380m for 1GW Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plant in Indonesia

The World Bank will provide $380m for a pumped-storage power plant in Indonesia. The plant will…

TANZANIA: Kalemani Launches Phase 3 Rural Electrification Programme

Phase 3 rural electrification launched 86% villages electrified To achieve 100% access to electricity by 2022…

Gridworks and New GX to Fund SPS Expansion into West Africa

Gridworks and New GX have invested $40m in South African C&I developer SPS.  SPS plans to…

The Four Shades of Off-Grid Technologies

The ongoing challenges surrounding the supply and distribution of electricity in Nigeria call for immediate solutions,…

SOUTH AFRICA: City of Cape Town Carries Out Maintenance Exercise in the City

  Cape Town carries out maintenance exercise To refurbish existing transmission lines The City of Cape…

ECOWAS Parliament Meets on Region’s Electricity Challenges

ECOWAS Parliament meets on regions electricity challenges Meets in Abidjan Laments regions poor electricity supply The…