Welcome back. Rural electrification and minigrids are increasingly central to Africa’s evolving energy story. In this issue, we highlight the key trends, recent activity, and real‑world insights shaping the direction of power access across the continent.
🔈Proparco, Yas et Axian Energy signent un partenariat de 300 millions d’euros. Lire plus
🔈 Proparco, Yas and AXIAN Energy launch €300m push for Africa’s digital and energy growth. Read here
🌐 Accès à l’énergie : la Banque mondiale débloque 250 millions de dollars pour Madagascar. Continuer ici
🟢 L’IFC veut mobiliser jusqu’à 40 millions USD pour accélérer l’accès à l’énergie propre en Afrique. En savoir plus
📋 Mini-grids key to rural electrification and climate resilience. Read more
🔋 How REA’s Abba Aliyu is making Nigeria Africa’s off-grid energy blueprint. Continue here
☀️ Angola switches on Africa’s largest off-grid solar-plus-storage park. Access article
🟠 Renewvia Energy Plans $750 Million Solar Mini-Grid Expansion Across Africa. More information
🌄 MCA Inaugurates Africa’s Largest Off-Grid Solar Park in Angola’s Lobito Corridor. Read on
🫱🏾🫲🏾 IFC and EDF Sign $40 Million Deal to Expand Off-Grid Solar Access Across Africa. Read here
🌐 World Bank’s IFC backs Africa’s solar boom with $40 million EDF deal as 600 million remain without electricity. Click here
🔈 Policy development meant to strengthen global energy access insufficient to meet SDG7. Continue reading
⚡ Lagos approves 14 electricity licences to expand off-grid, mini-grid power supply. Information here
☀️ Solar energy transforms Nzvimbe villagers’ lives. Article here
👉 REA secures land titles for mini-grid projects in Adamawa, Kaduna. Read 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 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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