Off-grid solar and distributed renewable energy (DRE) could deliver nearly half of Mission 300's goal to connect 300M people in sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030.GOGLA reviewed the 30 National Energy Compacts finalised as… Read More »Analysis of SHS in Mission 300 Energy Compacts

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an addendum to strengthen financing for Rwanda’s Energy Sector Results Based Financing Programme. The approval confirms the Bank Group’s… Read More »AfDB and AIIB join forces to finance 50,000 SHSs in Rwanda

Tanzania launched a solar electrification project targeting 120 islands across eight regions bordering major lakes and the Indian Ocean. The initiative aims to install 20,000 solar home systems at a… Read More »Tanzania launches 20,000 SHS programme for 120 islands

Strong and agile partnerships have been key to unlocking climate progress and sustainable development objectives. Today, a new collaboration emerges: we are delighted to announce that Power for All will join forces… Read More »Power for All joins CLASP

Africa recorded its fastest year of solar growth in 2025, with installations rising by 54% year-on-year, according to a new report by the Global Solar Council (GSC). The report finds growth… Read More »Global Solar Council publishes Africa Market Outlook for Solar PV

Across sub‑Saharan Africa, 565 million people still live without electricity, and progress towards universal access has stalled. Affordability remains one of the biggest barriers: most unelectrified households cannot pay the upfront cost of… Read More »Lighting a path to affordability – the viability of Energy as a Service

The African Energy Commission of the African Union (AFREC) is pleased to have officially launched the Africa Sustainable Development Goal 7 Report, providing a comprehensive, data-driven assessment of Africa’s progress toward affordable,… Read More »AFREC launches Africa SDG7 report

Izili Group, a leading Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) off-grid energy and digital social business, backed by BioLite, its majority shareholder since May 2025, announces the acquisition of Qotto, strengthening its footprint across… Read More »Izili Group acquires Qotto and strengthens its pan-African expansion in off-grid energy

The Africa Solar Industry Association (AFSIA) officially released the Africa Solar Outlook 2026 on 14 January 2026. This comprehensive report is now available for download. This landmark report provides the most comprehensive… Read More »AFSIA launches Africa Solar Outlook 2026

Although cash sales and PAYGo models have provided Tier 1 electricity access across rural sub-Saharan Africa, they remain unaffordable to, and are not reaching, the poorest and most remote communities.… Read More »The Role of Energy-as-a-Service in Universal Access – Webinar Series

Locally-owned and women-led enterprises in emerging markets, often lack equitable access to funding and support needed to scale their operations and create greater impact. Just 7% of venture capital funding… Read More »60 Decibels Inclusive Opportunity to support African off-grid start ups

Acumen announced today its Hardest-to-Reach Initiative (H2R)  secured a total of $250 million in blended capital to expand clean energy access across sub-Saharan Africa, reaching its target raise. The latest milestone includes… Read More »Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative reaches target raise of $250m