World Bank Provides $50m for Solar Off-Grid Development in Sierra Leone

The financing will enable the government to extend its power grid in cities and peri-urban areas.…

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…

Gaia Invests in Remote Solar Monitoring Technology in Uganda

Gaia Impact fund has invested in Ugandan solar energy digital solutions provider Innovex/ The fund believes…

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…

Thai C&I Solar Developer Secures $50m Loan

The Thai based commercial and industrial solar developer has secured a $50.2m loan to support its…

Siemens Gamesa Begins Construction of Assela Wind Farm in Ethiopia

Siemens Gamesa has started on-site work on the 100MW Assela wind power project. The project is…

Rural Electrification Expected to Grow This Year

Nigeria’s rural electrification witnessed some gains in the past year with several project completion and on-going…

Senegal Launches Tender for 133 Solar Mini-Grids

Senegal has launched tender for the construction of solar mini-grid systems across the country. It is…

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,…