BENIN: Weziza Commissions 2 Solar Mini Grids to Serve Masses

Energicity’s subsidiary Weziza is commissioning two off-grid solar mini-systems in Benin. These are the first 20…

Minigrids vs. Solar Home Systems: Which is the Future of Nigeria’s Offgrid Power Supply?

In a recent discussion with The Electricity Hub, energy sector specialists Engr Chukwuma Camillus, the Senior…

AfDB SEFA Grants Ethiopia DREAM $8m for Solar Minigrids

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has awarded the Ethiopia Distributed Renewable Energy and Agriculture Modalities…

World Bank, REA Set up Four Solar Mini-grids in Osun

Over 1,200 households in Osun State have been connected to an electricity supply through four solar…

Husk Power Raises $103 Million for Solar Mini-grids in Africa

Husk Power Systems has raised $103 million Series D in equity and debt to meet its…

Gauff Engineering Connects 60 Solar Mini-Grids in Senegal

Senegal’s rural areas must be electrified using mini-grids using by projects carried out in collaboration with…

CIF Grants $28 million for Electrification Using Solar Mini-Grids

Ghana’s electrification would be supported by $28.49 million in funding, according to the African Development Bank…

DRC: Nuru secures $1.5m for solar mini-grids in Goma, Kindu and Bunia

E3 Capital (previously Energy Access Ventures), Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), and Proparco, the French Development…

Kenya to Build 136 Solar Mini-Grids for Remote Communities

According to the country’s energy minister, Kenya is constructing 136 solar-powered mini-grids in far-flung areas not…

UN Launches Solar Minigrids Program in Somalia

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Somalia have launched an ambitious solar minigrids program to…