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Welcome back to the RePower newsletter, your resource on rural electrification, renewable energy and microgrids in Africa.
Highlights:
🌄 Eswatini launches tender for solar mini-grid project. More info
🌋 Minigrids bring power to the people wherever they are – even if it’s in the crater of a volcano. Read on
⚡Rural electrification in Eastern Province of Zambia gets a boost. More info
🌱 Empowering Sub-Saharan Africa: The transformative impact of the African Biodigester Component on the biogas sector. Learn more
📈 Africa Offers $193 Billion Renewables Opportunity, Study Shows. More info
👍🏼 For a fair and just energy transition in Africa. Learn more
👷🏾♀️Green economy could generate 3.3m jobs across Africa by 2030 – report. More info
❓Opinion: mini grids were going to crack the power shortage problem for rural people in Nigeria, but they haven’t. Here’s why. Read on
Featured events: upcoming events on rural electrification in Africa
🟢 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica Conference (7-11 Oct. 2024, Johannesburg). Learn more
🟢 LEAP-RE Stakeholder Forum (8-11 Oct. 2024, Milan). More info
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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, Niger, and Senegal. Find out more here
Carlos Marquez
WP10 lead – RePower Project
carlos.marquez@ata.email