01 May 2019
The DRC Ministry of Energy and Hydraulic ressources has mandated UK’s DFID to provide technical assistance for the development of mini-grids in the cities of Bumba, Gemena and Isiro for [&hellip...Read More >
26 Mar 2019
Solar module manufacturing giant JinkoSolar reported a sizeable jump in its shipments and margins in 2018. The news was revealed in the company’s 2018 financial results, published March 22. For [&he...Read More >
07 Mar 2019
Togo began offering subsidies to its citizens to cover the cost of off-grid solar power systems on Friday in a move that if replicated elsewhere in Africa, could help accelerate […]...Read More >
07 Mar 2019
BBOXX, first operator active on the CIZO project in Togo, just raised more than six million euros through a crowdfunding arranged with Trine, a service that carries out sustainable investments [&helli...Read More >
04 Mar 2019
‘Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) leader JinkoSolar has officially held the opening ceremony for its new state-of-the-art solar panel manufacturing facility at 4660 POW-MIA Memorial Parkway, Jack...Read More >
27 Feb 2019
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) has made an initial investment into SunFunder’s $85 million (~₹6.04 billion) Solar Energy Transformation Fund. The fund supports electricity acce...Read More >
16 Feb 2019
Kasapreko Company Limited (Kasapreko), CrossBoundary Energy Ghana Limited (CBE Ghana), and Yingli Namene West Africa Limited (Yingli Namene) are today announcing the completion of commissioning of Kas...Read More >
08 Feb 2019
ENGIE is pleased to announce that commercial operation was achieved on 30 January 2019 for the 100 MW Kathu Solar Park in South Africa. This state-of-the-art plant is a greenfield […]...Read More >
30 Jan 2019
Crossboundary Energy Access – which claims to be the continent’s first mini-grid financing facility – wants to unlock $11 billion in private capital to bring energy to 100 million people [&helli...Read More >
30 Jan 2019
Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the clean energy sector, led a $41 million equity investment by its Evolution II Fund and other consortium partners i...Read More >
