Kenya Set to Hybridize 23 Diesel Mini-Grids With Clean Energy

The government intends to complement diesel-powered mini-grids with clean energy sources. The plants will be fitted…

Togo Lists 129 Locations for Mini-Grid Deployment

Togo has released a list of the first localities to benefit from the rural solar electrification…

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.…

India Calls for Tenders for 735MW of Solar Capacity

The project will be developed using domestically manufactured solar cells and modules. The tender will auction…

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…

AfDB Installs Solar Energy in Refugee Camps in Burundi

The project which is being funded by the AfDB has seen the installation of a 13.8kWp…

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…

SOBEBRA Installs Rooftop Solar at Cotonou Brewery

The Béninoise brewer has recently installed a rooftop solar PV system at its Cotonou headquarters. The…

Comparing Energy Costs: Grid vs Generators vs Mini-grids

By Daniel Agbor   About eighty million Nigerians (40 per cent of the population) have no…