How a perfect storm is driving microgrids into the mainstream
By Will Agate Given the diverse benefits that microgrids provide – reductions in energy costs, business risk, and carbon emissions,…
The Challenges of Deploying Mini-Grids in Kenya
If universal energy access is to be achieved under the Sustainable Development Goals, those looking to renewable energy solutions to…
Why the outlook for fixing Nigeria’s energy crisis isn’t good
By Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999. But it took another 16 years for power to change…
End Energy Poverty in Africa to Combat Climate Change
By Abdul Tejan-Cole Black carbon – emitted by gas and diesel engines and released through the burning of wood, peat,…
Responding to Africa’s Power Requirements
Finland based Geneset Powerplants Ltd has 25 years’ experience in the power & energy generation sector, handling and servicing customer…
How Sub-Saharan Africa Can Harness Its Big Electricity Opportunities
By Mercè Labordena Electricity lifts people out of poverty and improves their health and standards of living. Yet 1.3 billion…
Distributed Energy Systems – Best Path for Poverty Reduction
By Desta Mebratu Despite being a continent with abundant energy resources, a great chunk of the African population still lacks…
Crowdfunding Solar and Wind Powered Projects in Africa
By Matt Chester As the Internet serves to democratize the world and enable strangers to share everything from their spare bedrooms…
Why coal has no place in Kenya’s energy future
By DOROTHY OTIENO A fall in the cost of renewable energies, ever-improving technologies and the threat of climate change have…
The Energy Transition: What Does It Mean For Africa?
While businesses across much of Africa struggle with lack of reliable electricity, the world is witnessing the dawn of a…