The African continent is in a global energy transformation, navigating both significant challenges and immense opportunities ...

But cheap solar power is now breaking the model. Last year Pakistan became the world’s third-biggest importer of Chinese ...

Off-grid solar power and battery energy storage systems (BESS ... Mission 300 is an initiative led by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group, aiming to connect 300-million ...

Across Africa, nearly 600 million ... access from interconnected power systems, through Mission 300’s transformative vision, mini-grids, and stand-alone solar home systems will be prioritised ...

When night falls in the Batwa village of Lukwangulo, only the local chief’s house is illuminated. In this village in the ...

Coal-fired power stations produce 85% of South Africa's electricity, making the country the biggest producer of harmful greenhouse-gas emissions in Africa. To move away from coal and meet its ...

Five Government Approaches to Promote Solar Hybrid Mini grids in Africa: Which Works When—and Why?

Transford Solutions Solar Engineer, John Mwangi during one of their recent installations – a residential apartment some 25 Kilometers off Nairobi’s Central Business District. Photo: Conrad Onyango, ...

The National Compacts are entirely led and developed by the governments ... and $51m for decentralised renewable energy – mini-grids and solar home systems (SHS). The AfDB said other African countries ...

At night, when the world lights up, large swathes of Africa remain cloaked ... In Guinea, the UN, led by the Resident Coordinator (RC), is supporting the development of hydroelectric dams and solar ...