Solar energy prescribed for off-grid healthcare in Sierra Leone
COVID-19 has made clear the need for reliable power in rural health facilities – including to cool an eventual coronavirus
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UNDP announces launch of first ‘Solar Lab’ in Khartoum, Sudan
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has announced that a joint Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO)/UNDP ‘Solar Lab’ was
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SustainSolar to install containerized mini-grid for Equatorial Power at Idjwi, in DRC
Solar energy supplier Equatorial Power has chosen SustainSolar to install a solar system with storage to power a mini-grid on
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Portuguese firm EDP backs 8 renewable projects across Africa
Portuguese renewable energy company EDP has announced €500,000 in funding to help Africa accelerate its uptake of renewable energy. EDP
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Sudan’s Energy Ministry cancels (8) concession agreements in Red Sea and S. Kordufan
The Ministry of Energy and Mining has canceled a number of concession agreements with mining companies in the states of
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Zimbabwe mulls levy increase to speed up rural electrification
Government is considering increasing the rural electrification levy to 10 per cent to accelerate the electrification of rural communities across
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Kisumu solar power plant in Kenya to be operational by December 2023
Valens Partners, the co-developer of the Kisumu One Solar Limited (KOSL) project recently indicated that the Kisumu solar power plant
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Tanzania’s first wind farm officially completed
Tanzania’s first-ever wind farm, the Mwenga project has officially been completed after being under construction from April in 2018. The
Read moreU.S. solar firm connects more villages to ‘mini-grids’ in Nigeria, Kenya
Atlanta-based Renewvia Energy Corp. has taken new steps toward its dream of bringing solar energy to off-grid communities in Africa,
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Harava solar project shines light on Zimbabwe
Moves to finalise the construction of the 20MW Harava Solar Project (HSP), a few kilometres south-east of the capital, have
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