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 development of a solar grid for Aso Rock, which houses the President and other top Presidency officials, comes amid persistent power failures experienced by average Nigerians. In April 2025, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Renewable power generation — wind, solar and hydropower — now exceeds the electric utility industry’s ability to use it. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates more than 3000 GW of renewable ...

Zimbabwe seeking solutions to worsening power crisis Solar system owners encouraged to supply to the grid High costs and logistical issues keep participation low BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jan 12 (Thomson ...

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, ...

Using capacity maps would help give more transparency on the grid’s state of a country or region. Image: Andrey Metelev via Unsplash. Providing transparent data on grid capacity and connection ...

In a sign that Nigeria may soon anchor West Africa’s energy leap, four states on Tuesday, October 14, inked solar mini-grid agreements as part of a sweeping push behind a $3 billion renewable energy ...