In conversation...Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA)
Sam Slaughter, a founding member of the newly formed Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA), tells Power for All that it’s time for the mini-grid sector to move…
Strauss Energy’s Solar Roof Tiles Light Up a School, Students’ Lives in Kenya
So-called “building integrated (solar) photovoltaic (BIPV)” energy technology is considered a keystone of distributed solar and renewable energy proponents’ grand vision of economies and societies…
Pico-Scale Solar for Pico-Rural Growth in Africa
For the so called Base of the Pyramid (BoP) in developing countries, energy needs can be quite simple. In predominantly rural communities, household power needs…
Solar-Storage Mini-Grid Makes an Impact at Africa’s Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Water, energy and food – the three are inextricably intertwined and increasingly challenging to access or provide on a basis that’s sustainable economically, environmentally and…
What’s the Current State of Solar Equipment Import Trade in Africa?
One of the fundamental impacts of energy poverty in Africa is the limiting influence on the growth of manufacturing. Manufacturing in several sectors in Africa…
Power & Energy Cameroon 2017 to be Held Between March 21 – 24, 2018
Last updated: Thursday, August 3, 2017 The 1st Cameroon International Power, Energy and Equipments Congress and Exhibition, to be held at TurcamHall, the first Trade…
Africa, Indian Governments Aim to Leverage Solar PV, Mini-Grids in Joint Bid to Eradicate Energy Poverty
Last edited: July 14, 2017 @ 04:05 PM PST A confluence of key driving factors has unleashed a growing wave of off-grid solar PV and…
Can Software Help Drive Solar Power Competitiveness in Africa?
Cost consideration is a major barrier to solar power adoption in Africa where consumer purchasing power may be several magnitudes lower than that in developed…
Improving Off-Grid Solar Power Appeal in Rural Africa
Africa’s low levels of energy access provide a good opportunity for power solution providers and solar power is now proving to be a one of…
How Off-Grid Solar Can Help Stem the Rising Refugee Tide
A defining characteristic of human history and nature, conflict – whether armed or otherwise – continues to destroy human lives, rupture societies and uproot families…
