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The Desert to Power (DtP) Programme initiated in 2017 by the African Development Bank has a big and bold ambition: to light up and power the Sahel by building electricity generation capacity of 10 GW through photovoltaic (PV) solar systems via…
Rwanda’s energy targets are set to get a boost following the government’s decision to provide a concession to a private investor to start production of methane gas from Lake Kivu.
On Monday, a cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame…
Adrienne Ngonou's 25-seat restaurant used to open from 8 am to 5 pm, shutting it doors as the sun began to go down. But these days it's open until 11 pm - and her profits have tripled.
"We now sell both during the day and late in the night because…
Power generation and distribution in Ghana are a well-known reality – Ghanaians for many years have had to endure power rationing because at some point, there wasn’t enough power to go round. The situation effectively led to Ghanaians becoming…
The simple irony is that the continent of Africa generates less CO2 than most anywhere else in the world but yet, it stands the most to lose from global warming. The bright news is that it has access to an abundance of solar power. To reach its…
MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued EUR164.5 million in guarantees to two investors in the Nachtigal Hydropower Company.
The Agency has provided Breach of Contract cover for up to 15 years to French power developer and operator EDF…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of up to US$ 25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF), a US$ 250 million private equity fund for renewable energy projects across Sub-Saharan…
South Africa is considering doubling the amount of electricity it plans to buy from a proposed multibillion-dollar hydro power plant in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Increasing South Africa’s electricity purchases has become a linchpin for the…
Construction of the US $2bn Kafue Gorge Lower Hydro-power Station in southern Zambia is soon to be complete. This is according to the Minister of Energy Mathew Nkhuwa.
The billion dollar project started in 2015. It is is funded by the Zambian…