Africa Microgrid News Archives

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 →

Spain’s TTA Builds Five 24/7 Solar-Wind Minigrids on Ghana’s Lake Volta Islands

Published on May 14, 2022 July 26, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Ghana is turning to the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power mini-grids in a bid to provide rural communities with modern, sustainable electricity... Read more →

Jaguar Land Rover Joins Growing Ranks of Multinationals Bringing Sustainable Energy to Off-Grid Africans

Published on May 14, 2022 June 7, 2017 by Andrew Burger

An increasingly diverse range of the world’s largest multinational corporations are joining socially and environmentally-minded off-grid solar start-ups and wireless-mobile telecoms operators and bringing safe,... 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 →

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 →

USAID Adds Momentum to Sub-Saharan Off-Grid Solar with $4 Million of New SOGE Grant Awards

Published on March 5, 2017 February 16, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Spun-off from Power Africa, a multilateral public-private partnership initiated by then President Barack Obama in 2013, USAID’s Scaling Off-Grid Energy (SOGE) Development Grand Challenge in short order... 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 →

Nigeria Launches National Off-Grid Pay-Go Solar Homes Initiative

Published on February 7, 2017 February 2, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Nigeria is catching and intends to add substantial momentum to the growing off-grid, mobile pay-go solar energy wave sweeping across Sub-Saharan Africa and other parts... Read more →

Uganda Mobile Pay-Go Solar Provider Doubles Customer Base to 100,000 in 12 Months

Published on January 30, 2017 January 25, 2017 by Andrew Burger

Mobile pico and small home pay-go off-grid solar provider Fenix International has doubled its customer in Uganda over the past 12 months, providing further evidence... Read more →

Nigeria Bank of Industry Pumps Up Mobile Pay-Go, Solar Microgrid Financing

Published on January 25, 2017 January 21, 2017 by Andrew Burger

The most populous, and second-most densely populated, nation in Africa, Nigeria is fast coming to the fore as a mobile pay-go solar and solar-storage microgrid... Read more →