ENGIE Launches 15 Solar Mini-Grids in Nigeria

ENGIE Energy Access has commissioned 15 solar mini-grids across Niger, Kogi, and Nasarawa states in Nigeria.…

DisCos: 254,000 Complaints, Just 37% Resolved Despite Power Generation Boost

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has revealed that electricity consumers in Nigeria lodged a total…

Ethiopia’s Mega Dam on the Nile ‘Now Complete: PM

Ethiopia‘s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that the multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has…

African Single Electricity Market Program Gains Momentum

The African Single Electricity Market (AfSEM), a continental energy trading program that aims to interconnect all…

Zambia Launches 100 Megawatt Solar Plant Supplying First Quantum Minerals

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has opened the country’s biggest grid-connected solar power plant, built by PowerChina,…

Solar Minigrid Brings Power to Goma, Sparks Hope Across Congo

In several Goma neighbourhoods where almost nobody had electricity just five years ago, a small solar…

U.S. Energy Firm to Supply Power to Angola & DR Congo

HYDRO-LINK, a U.S.-based company set up specifically for this project, is planning to build a 1,150-kilometre…

Nigeria Climbs WEF Rankings, Leads Africa’s Energy Shift

As Nigeria pursues its ambitious goal of raising $2 trillion for carbon reduction by 2060, it…

Power Dialogue: Experts Urge Transparency to Unlock Investment Post-TCN Unbundling

At the 107th edition of Nextier’s Power Dialogue, energy experts have highlighted that Nigeria’s electricity sector…

Abia State Gains Regulatory Control Over Its Electricity Market

With its recent move, Abia State joins a growing number of subnational governments working to establish…