To the people of Mbiabet Esieyere and Mbiabet Udouba in Nigeria’s deep south, sundown would mean children doing their homework by the glow of kerosene lamps, and the faint thrum of generators ...

The mini-grid, expected to connect over 1,500 residents to electricity, is part of the company’s wider plans to install over 20 mini-grids in Benin, which will serve more than 30,000 people across 20 ...

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 ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) on Monday commissioned its 550kWp solar hybrid mini-grid project in Bakin Ciyawa and Kwande communities, Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. The ...

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) managing director, Abba Aliyu has said Jigawa State has the potential to instantly electrify 1 million consumers using solar mini-grids. This, according to him, ...

The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining has described solar mini-grids as a critical solution for expanding ...

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Cloud Energy Photoelectric Limited, in furtherance of the strategic partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, has commissioned another Solar Mini Grid plant. This time a 50 KWhz Solar ...

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 ...

LUSAKA, April 1, 2025 – Access to electricity in Zambia has risen from 30% in 2017 to currently nearly 50%. Whilst half of the population is connected, the remaining half will require new energy ...

Cameroon’s renewable energy policy direction shifted dramatically during the past decade, with increased focus on solar, off-grid and mini-grid deployments, new research has found. An international ...

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has inaugurated a 500KWp solar-hybrid mini-grid worth N1.2bn in Kafin Hausa Local Government Area, marking a major step toward improving power supply and economic ...