rural electrification

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has awarded a $40.1 million towards Nicaragua’s transmission system expansion.

48,000 homes in rural areas in the north of Peru are to be electrified in the next phase of the Ministry of Energy and Mines’ Massive Photovoltaic Programme.

Boundary Power has been launched as a joint venture between Horizon Power and Ampcontrol for deployment of stand-alone power systems.

TP Renewable Microgrid reported the commissioning of its 100th microgrid in rural India in November 2020, coinciding with its first anniversary.

Western Australia state utility Horizon Power is to demonstrate the country’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid.

Nunam, a second-life battery energy storage developer, has won EDF’s first Pulse India competition.

Brazilian energy distributor Neoenergia is to pilot its first microgrid in a remote area not yet served with electricity.

Amsterdam-based AMMP Technologies has raised €1.15 million to scale up its software solution for renewable energy operators in emerging markets.

31 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions were reduced globally in the last nine years as a result of clean energy electrification by UK International Climate Finance (ICF), delivering 200MW of clean energy capacity to 33 million people across the globe.

Singapore-based microgrid specialist Canopy Power and French energy major EDF have partnered to develop, and on a case-by-case basis, own and operate microgrid projects in the region.