rural electrification
Africa & Middle East
ENGIE achieves milestone of 4 million off-grid connections in Africa
ENGIE Africa has announced that it has connected 4 million customers in Africa owing to its operations in the off-grid energy sector in the region.
Africa & Middle East
“Global village” brings utility-scale solar to Burundi
Work has begun to develop a 7.5 MW solar field in Burundi
Business / Finance / Regulation
India: power for all almost accomplished… Now for the energy transition
Renewable integration, e-mobility, and the future of the Indian subcontinent’s energy transition. These were the subjects under the intense scrutiny of the POWERGEN India and Indian Utility Week advisory board.
Africa & Middle East
Clean energy sustainability ahead for Kenya’s grid thanks to storage
A new partnership has been unveiled aiming to expand clean energy accessibility and tackle unsustainable battery waste in Kenya by repurposing old battery packs.
Business / Finance / Regulation
USDA announces $858 million in rural electricity funding
The USDA is providing $858 million in loans to upgrade rural electric systems in 17 states. The loans will finance smart grid technologies
Business / Finance / Regulation
New whitepaper explores the benefits of electrification for rural co-ops
EESI has released a new report exploring how electrification is helping rural electric cooperatives to decarbonise their power grid.
Distributed generation
Global electrification goals to drive microgrid market
The microgrid market is expected to reach $19 billion by 2024, nearly five times the original valuation of this business space in 2016.
Business / Finance / Regulation
USDA invests $345.5 million in rural electric infrastructure
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has announced that the USDA is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects to improve rural electric service in 14 states.
Energy & Grid Management
All Indian villages declared connected to the national grid
According to New Delhi government data, all of India’s 597,464 census villages have been electrified.
The last village to be brought on the national power...
