As a solar panel was raised onto the roof of their ­mud-brick home in a Tanzanian village in sight of Mount Kilimanjaro, Akida Saidi and his wife felt giddy at the prospect of entering...

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It’s an end of year tradition for markets to take a cutthroat review of developments while seeking to predict the year ahead. These predictions are usually accurate, based on facts, historical data and intrinsic knowledge....

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The African Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA) has officially launched a Sierra Leone country chapter to bolster its support for the country’s electrification efforts via minigrid projects. AMDA is establishing a more permanent presence in the...

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The African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional lending arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, is providing a technical assistance grant for the implementation of the Desert to Power program in four countries...

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In West Africa, Malian Agency Development of Domestic Energy and Rural Electrification is seeking the supply of 6,000 solar lanterns. The Government of the Republic of Mali has received a grant from the International Development...

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On April 7, Massachusetts senators introduced an amended bill (SB 2819) that would help bring some of the state’s climate goals to bear. This legislation comes a year after the governor signed “An Act Creating a...

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In East Africa, SkyPower, a global developer of utility-scale solar energy projects, stated that it will be partnering with Plan International for the distribution of two million SkyPower Home solar systems to provide energy...

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The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), is organising a regional validation workshop in Senegal this week for the Draft Standards for Electrodomestic Appliances and Regional Standard for Plug and Play...

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By Jean Marie Takouleu - Published on March 31 2022 / Modified on March 31 2022The independent power producer (IPP) Amea Power wants to invest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Emirati energy company has just signed...

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The Nile University of Nigeria has joined the ranks of the commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar power system market. The 876kWp solar installation system will benefit higher-education students at the university’s Abuja campus...

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