Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To the people of Mbiabet Esieyere and Mbiabet Udouba in Nigeria’s deep south, sundown would mean children doing their homework by ...

REA releases N9 billion for solar mini-grids in Taraba, Kogi, Kwara, and Niger REA disburses N9bn to fund solar mini-grid projects in Taraba, Kogi, Kwara, and Niger states, boosting electricity access ...

Mini-grids are helping drive down the number of people without access to electricity. Image: Odyssey Energy Solutions. Mini-grids are growing in number as their economics versus traditional diesel ...

ENGIE (www.ENGIE.com)inaugurated today its first PowerCorner in the Zambian village of Chitandika in presence of Matthew Nkhuwa, the Zambian Minister of Energy, ENGIE’s leadership team as well as ...

Off-grid solar and mini-grids offer one of the most cost-effective means of delivering electricity access, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Image: Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria. It is ...

Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has signed into use the Abia Mini-Grid Regulation framework, a document aimed at opening and unleashing private sector-driven investment in the Abia State ...

In Nigeria and Kenya, many small to medium farms and rural grain-milling businesses are not connected to the national electricity grid. They still use petrol or diesel generators for power. Energy, ...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued a new order allowing developers to construct mini-grids and interconnected mini grids in communities not served by electricity ...

A new regulation aimed at expanding electricity access, especially in unserved and underserved areas, while ensuring safety, fairness, and investment protection, and ensuring grid stability has been ...

When strips of solar panels arrived in his remote village in northeast Zambia, Damaseke Mwale saw an opportunity. He bought land, built a house and set up businesses including a grocery store and a ...