Welcome back. Here’s a list of top articles shaping today’s conversation on rural electrification and renewables in Africa. I hope you enjoy your read 😉
In this issue:
💵 Érythrée : le Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement accorde un don de 58 millions de dollars pour le développement d’une électricité propre et de l’économie dans les zones rurales. Lire la suite
💵African Development Bank Group to invest $58 million to expand clean electricity and support rural economic growth in Eritrea. Read here
👉 Sénégal : l’accès universel à l’électricité est possible d’ici 2029, mais des défis restent à relever. Lire ici
🪙 Électrification. Le Ghana face au mur du financement. Cliquer ici
❓ South Africans are leaving the electricity network – but are solar mini-grids a fair solution? Access article
➡️ Inside Africa’s micro-grid boom: A new model for electricity access. Read on
🟢 Cabo Verde advances green energy with wind Expansion, battery storage, and international support. Read more
🔉Nigeria: Solar, storage market surges as reforms reshape energy sector. Click here
🏛️ REA signs MOU with ECOWAS to power 15 institutions. More information
📢 Government rallies support to fast track off-grid electrification. Read more
🟠 Financing barriers slowing microgrid expansion in Ghana -Energy Minister. Learn more
❓Can Nigeria realistically deliver universal electricity by 2030 under its new NDC pledge? Read on
➡️ NERC, GIZ collaborate on anti-vandalism measures to boost electricity supply. More information
🫱🏼🫲🏽 REA, bank strike N100b energy deal. Read here
🪙 Renewvia Energy Secures $10 Million to Expand Solar Mini-Grids in Kenya and Nigeria. Read more
🔉 Upcoming AGRICOOL training activities dedicated to sustainable agriculture and cold-chain solutions in Africa. Two sessions are planned: 12–18 October 2026. More information
Upcoming Webinars:
💻Making rural electrification work for women and girls: delivering dignity, rights and inclusive development. Register 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.