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The government of Niger is launching the selection process for an independent power producer (IPP) to build a solar photovoltaic plant near the capital Niamey. The solar plant is being built under the World Bank Group’s Scaling Solar programme. Thank you for reading!
Solar energy provider CrossBoundary Energy has signed an agreement with Grande Côte Operations (GCO), the subsidiary of French group Eramet. The agreement covers the installation of a 13 MW hybrid solar power plant with storage for the company’s operations in Diogo, north-western Senegal. Thank you for reading!
A groundbreaking report released by Energise Africa and Power for All identifies the major policy and financial barriers to investment in Ethiopia’s off-grid solar market. Thank you for reading!
European investment programme GET.invest and the GIZ Financial Systems Development Cluster will collaborate with Rwandan financiers to increase investment into decentralised renewable energy projects through local currency financing. Thank you for reading!
Senegal has completed reforms that will unlock a five-year grant of $550-million from the United States that will help build high-voltage power transmission lines and substations to boost access to electricity. Thank you for reading!
Renewable energy technologies like solar lanterns, solar panels and biogas digesters offer the prospect of affordable power in remote communities. For the last 30 years, international organisations have been involved in projects to make these technologies available to users in African countries. Mainly this has been done free of charge and has included efforts to […]
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina has commended the Sahara Group, the largest privately-owned power generation and distribution businesses in sub-Saharan Africa, for boosting power supply in Nigeria, through its Egbin Power Plant and Ikeja Electric Plc. Thank you for reading!
Two major African energy markets that had lost their sparkle are seeking to rekindle consumer and business confidence. This article looks into how transparency and accountability can reignite energy markets in Kenya and South Africa. Thank you for reading!
This flagship project is part of Senegal’s national electricity company Senelec’s transmission and distribution grid expansion, reinforcement and reliability enhancement program to be completed by VINCI Energies West Africa; Substations not only supply electricity to the homes, but also manage the power flowing into the grid from various renewable energy sources; GE’s Grid Solutions’ digital substation’s advanced functionalities, […]
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