Frontier Markets Archives - Microgrid Media

World Bank Spurs Kenya Off-Grid Solar Expansion with $150MM IDA Credit

Published on May 14, 2022 July 31, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The World Bank recently added substantial impetus to the wave of off-grid solar energy projects sweeping across Sub-Saharan Africa. The world’s preeminent multilateral development bank... Read more →

Institute for Transformative Technologies Looks to Spur Rural Renewable Electrification

Published on May 14, 2022 July 3, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The Institute for Transformative Technologies’ (ITT) “Utility-in-a-Box” (UiB) is making its debut in India as three private-sector energy services companies (ESCOs) embark on testing and... Read more →

Facebook, Microsoft Join in Launch of Sustainable Microgrid Investment Accelerator

Published on April 5, 2017 April 4, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Facebook and Microsoft are joining the growing ranks of leading high-tech industry players aiming to expand sustainable energy access and renewable energy microgrid deployment across... Read more →

Competition Heats Up in Kenya’s Off-Grid, Mobile Pay-Go Solar Market

Published on March 22, 2017 March 21, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Home to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Kenya is a hive of activity and a magnet for sustainable development-minded off-grid solar and energy storage... Read more →

VizN to Build Solar-Flow Battery Microgrid at Luxury Nicaraguan Residential Resort

Published on March 19, 2017 March 17, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Resort hotels are proving to be fertile ground for solar-storage microgrids. Combining its zinc-iron redox flow battery with a solar PV array, VizN is deploying... Read more →

20-Plus Million Bangladeshis Now Have Access to Clean, Affordable Home Solar

Published on March 15, 2017 March 6, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The latest market data from Bangladesh puts paid to the contention that small-scale, distributed solar energy systems cannot scale to make meaningful impacts in terms... Read more →

Episcopalian, Methodist Churches Plow $60MM into Developing World Off-Grid Solar

Published on March 8, 2017 March 3, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The investment arms of two prominent Protestant Christian church organizations are “walking the talk” by putting large sums of capital to work to expand clean,... Read more →

MTN, Lumos Global Expect to Empower 1 Million Nigerians with Launch of Mobile Electricity Service

Published on March 5, 2017 February 21, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Lumos Global has emerged as a leader among the roster of pioneering off-grid household solar energy start-ups conveying the benefits of safe, affordable and environmentally... Read more →

Haiti Solar Micro-Utility Amps Up, 20x Expansion in Customer Base on Tap

Published on February 23, 2017 February 14, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Many more Haitians living in the island nation’s northwest stand to gain access to safe, reliable, affordable and environmentally friendly solar-generated electricity in coming months.... Read more →

Ugandan Off-Grid Solar, Low-Cost Internet Access Poised for a Growth Spurt

Published on February 14, 2017 February 13, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Uganda has joined the ranks of Sub-Saharan national governments launching ambitious off-grid solar power campaigns. In addition to the anticipated, broad-based benefits to society and... Read more →