Welcome back. Across Africa, efforts to deliver reliable electricity are accelerating, supported by fresh ideas and rising investment in decentralized energy. With communities seeking affordable and sustainable power, rural electrification programs and minigrids are emerging as vital tools to help bridge the energy divide
In this issue:
🔈 Under Mission 300, A new way of doing business connects over 50 million people to electricity across Africa. Read here
🏛️ World bank pledges fresh $243m to light up Nigeria’s power-starved communities. Access information
⚡Nigeria’s REA launches mini-grid project to provide over 8,100 connections in Kogi State. Click here
⚡ Nigeria : la REA lance un mini-réseau de plus de 8 100 raccordements dans l’État de Kogi. Continuer ici
📢 SOGREA bidders workshop signals a new era for off-grid renewable energy in Sierra Leone. Read more
🟢 Africa’s renewable energy boom reshapes power sector and investment landscape. Read on
🔈 Africa’s power market is learning to share. Article here
❓ Why Kenya is buying more electricity from Ethiopia. Read article
🪙 Sun king secures $4.5 million to bring solar power to more rural communities. See here
👉 50 million connected, 250 million to go: Africa’s energy push enters crucial phase. Read on
🟠 Électricité: le Niger vise un taux d’accès de 60 % à l’horizon 2030, selon la ministre Pr Haoua Amadou. Lire ici
About the RePower Project:
RePower is an ambitious plug-and-play microgrids project that aims to provide electricity access to 20,000 off-grid consumers across Ghana, Madagascar and Niger.
RePower is funded by the European Union under grant number 101096250. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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