Barely a week after Kenya’s electricity distributor, Kenya Power, appeared to have raised alarm over a spike in the rate at which some of its biggest customers are switching to solar, it seems the plan … read more
Rwanda’s universal energy access program (RUEAP), which is a part of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) 2017–2024 that aims to improve access to energy and efficiency of energy service delivery to households, businesses, and … read more
The African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy have jointly launched country briefs offering new insight into gender and energy in Africa. Vanessa Moungar, AfDB director … read more
Barely a week after Kenya’s electricity distributor, Kenya Power, appeared to have raised alarm over a spike in the rate at which some of its biggest customers are switching to solar, it seems the plan … read more
Partnerships between the rural communities, the government and clean energy companies can help reduce the heavy dependency on biomass use and promote cleaner energy resources. Moreover, collaborating with communities helps to create a stronger more unified … read more
It is well known that the state-owned KPLC (Kenya Power and Lighting Company) is not able to offer its customers a reliable power supply. The resulting economic damage to Kenya is immense. For a long … read more
The government plans to widen surveillance of the solar industry. The move has seen the State introduce new requirements for industry players including technicians, manufacturers of equipment and traders. In the regulatory note, Epra said … read more
2020 is still not over, but can already be crowned as one of the most challenging years humanity has known in a long time. The spread of Covid-19 throughout the world, the prolonged lockdowns that … read more
The ever-rising electricity tariffs and the unreliability of grid-power have created a segment of households that are seeking relief by going completely off-grid. An opportunity exists to serve the residential market, which can be further … read more
The heightened pace of industrialisation in Africa has led to a rapid growth in energy demand, yet many governments still face the massive challenge of supplying adequate electricity. Inadequate energy supply has compromised domestic electricity … read more
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