Tag: minigrid

Solar Power Policies in Nigeria – Presentation by Nigeria Electrification Project’s Anita Otubu

Solar Power Policies in Nigeria – Presentation by Nigeria Electrification Project’s Anita Otubu

March 24, 2022 | ,

At REGlobal’s 2nd edition of “Solar Power in Africa” conference, Anita Otubu, Head – PMU, Nigeria Electrification Project gave a presentation on the various solar power plans and policies in the country of Nigeria. In her presentation, she discussed the schemes and regulations to promote solar power in Nigeria; progress made so far in these countries; and initiatives to address the challenges that lie ahead.

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Feasibility Assessment of Agriculture Solar Micro Grids in India

Feasibility Assessment of Agriculture Solar Micro Grids in India

September 27, 2021 | ,

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water has released an issue brief titled, “Feasibility Assessment of Agriculture Solar Micro Grids: A Case Study of TP-DDL Discom in North Delhi”. The brief discusses the economic analysis of a medium-sized solar plant (1 MW) connected to agriculture feeders under different business models: farmer-owned, discom-owned and third-party-owned.

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Azelio receives order for 20 energy storage units in Egypt

Azelio receives order for 20 energy storage units in Egypt

August 20, 2021 |

Azelio, based in Sweden, has won a conditional order from Egypt’s Engazaat Development SAE for 20 of its TES.POD renewable energy storage devices. The TES.POD devices will be financed, implemented, and maintained by a project business co-owned by Azelio and Engazaat Development SAE, and will be utilised in Egypt’s SAVE sustainable agricultural initiative. The order is worth roughly $1.5 million and is expected to be delivered in December 2021.

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Mozambique opens a 200 kWp solar power plant

Mozambique opens a 200 kWp solar power plant

August 10, 2021 |

The Mozambican government is launching a 200 kWp solar power facility at Matchedje, a town in the province of Niassa. The plant is linked to a mini-grid that will power 400 homes. The Mozambican Energy Fund funded the building of these new facilities. 

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Togo plans to electrify 129 villages using mini-grids

Togo plans to electrify 129 villages using mini-grids

February 7, 2021 |

he Togolese Agency for Electrification and Renewable Energies (AT2ER) has declared 129 rural localities that will be electrified in the first phase of the programme for electrification using solar mini-grids. These localities are spread across five regions of the country, which are the Maritime region, Kara, the Savanes, the Central region, and the Plateaux region.

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Daystar raises $38 million to expand footprint in West Africa

Daystar raises $38 million to expand footprint in West Africa

January 12, 2021 |

Nigeran off-grid solar company, Daystar Power has closed a $38-million Series B financing round led by Denmark’s Investment Fund for Developing Countries. In addition to the Danish Impact Investor, the deal was supported by French impact infrastructure fund STOA, development finance institution Proparco and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Daystar Power has now raised a total $48 million includind funds raised in the previous round.

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Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids

Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids

December 23, 2020 |

Over the last decade, leading authorities have repeatedly heralded minigrids as essential to providing electricity to approximately half of all unelectrified communities in Africa. Despite this, investment, political buy-in, and scale have remained elusive.

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