I hope you’re looking forward to a relaxing weekend! Before you leave for the day, take a moment to read this issue of Electricity for Africa and get up to speed on the latest developments in rural electrification, renewable energy and microgrids in Africa.
In this issue:
🤑 UN and Nigeria to leverage pension fund in $500m renewable energy project. More info
✨ How a mini-grid boom is rewriting Africa’s energy story. Read on
👍 Nigeria: EU, German funded solar energy mini-grid launched. Learn more
💭 USAID’s Power Africa: Counting wins, losses as funding vanishes. Full article
🤝 GEAPP, AFD commit $5m to support local financial institutions in Africa. More info
📈 Time to accelerate off-grid renewables in Africa. Read on
⚡ Electrification rurale : L’ONEE signe deux contrats stratégiques au Tchad. En savoir plus
🌾 Grains of hope: renewable electricity comes to Madagascar’s villages. Full article
✨ Kenya: off-grid solar project to bring energy to underserved areas. Learn more
🔌 Nigeria: More rural communities hooked up to solar mini-grids. Read on
⚡ Bringing solar electricity to rural Madagascar. More info
💪 Kenya, World Bank roll out Sh10bn electrification programme. Learn more
🔍 Électrification rurale en Afrique : des contrastes révélateurs. Lire la suite
📗 Taux d’électrification au Bénin : 69 % en ville, 36 % à la campagne. En savoir plus
💰 Investing in power markets: a roadmap to universal energy access. Listen here
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.
Thanks for reading the RePower newsletter! Have a great weekend.
Kind regards
Carlos Marquez
WP10 lead – RePower Project
carlos.marquez@ata.email
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