Power Restored in Pakistan after Massive Outage

Power had returned to most cities across Pakistan on Tuesday, a day after a nationwide breakdown…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Breaks Ground on Electrification Project in Senegal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen kicked off a new rural electrification project in Senegal that will…

Husk Power First Minigrid Company to Reach Profitability, with Nigeria Leading the Way

[PRESS RELEASE] ABUJA and FORT COLLINS, 24 Jan 2023 — Today, Husk Power Systems pioneered the…

WeLight Raises €19m for Solar Mini-Grids in 120 Villages

The electricity access provider WeLight is raising €19 million from three investors. The funds are intended…

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…

DEG Finances the Installation of Solar Microgrids in Nigeria

The German InvDEG) is providing a loan of USD 750,000 to Husk Power Systems. The company…

Gridworks Invests $50m in Virunga Power

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

AfDB to Finance Ivorian 44MW Hydropower Project

AfDB will finance the Singrobo-Ahouaty 44MW hydropower project in Côte d’Ivoire. The Singrobo-Ahouaty financing package is…

ElectriFI Launches €15m for Clean Energy Developers

  The Electrification Finance Initiative (ElectriFI), an European Union (EU) funded programme, is expanding into Africa. …

TOGO: Energieaux Manufactures Intelligent Solar Panels

Nadjagou Lalle Yentaguime, the winner of “Tremplin Start-up”, develops solar panels in Togo. The Solar Tracker…