Wärtsilä’s Total Installed Capacity in Africa Reaches 7GW

Wärtsilä’s installations across Africa have clocked 7.4GW. The Group recent contracts on the continent include renewed…

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…