Today’s young people are more technologically adept than ever before. Do they still believe the old gender tropes about STEM? “Girls are just naturally bad at math and science.” This is one of many long-running and harmful stereotypes about girls’ abilities to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering…

Power Africa and the national electricity utility harnessed data to accelerate Côte d’Ivoire’s progress toward universal electricity access In Côte d’Ivoire, where you live plays a significant role in your access to electricity: nearly all households in urban areas have power, whereas only about one-third in rural areas do. …

Power Africa is supporting power development companies, governments, and financiers across the region to harness the power of the sun and expand electricity access for millions With its terrain and natural resources, West Africa has the potential to expand its use of renewable energy across the region. Many West African…

Power Africa technical assistance and capacity building at utility companies in this West African country will help save enough energy to power 500,000 households Whether to log onto a computer for work, call a loved one far away, or visit the doctor, people in Côte d’Ivoire rely on the power…

Between 2019 and 2021, the Eswatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) established an Energy Management Committee, installed process and energy meters, and procured equipment to reduce electricity demand at its three main water pumping stations. …

English version Infra-estrutura de transmissão moderna e fiável é essencial para distribuir a electricidade, a partir das centrais eléctricas aos que dela necessitam. Power Africa tem uma parceria com o Banco Africano de Desenvolvimento (AfDB) e o Governo de Angola para construir infra-estruturas vitais, de transmissão, em Angola. Projecto da Linha de Transmissão Centro-Sul de Angola Até agora…

In line with Ghana’s mission to promote access to reliable, clean, and affordable electricity, Power Africa assisted the Bui Power Authority (BPA) to operationalize the first 50 megawatt (MW) phase of its 250 MW solar-hydro hybrid project. …

A Power Africa study examines the key factors affecting social exclusion and lack of diversity in Nigeria’s power sector and provides recommendations on how to build diversity and inclusion across power sector policies, workforce, and value chain. The dynamics of diversity and social inclusion in Nigeria’s power sector are largely…

Portuguese version Modern and reliable transmission infrastructure is critical to delivering electricity from power stations to those who need it. Power Africa is partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Angola to build critical transmission infrastructure in Angola. Angola’s Central–South Transmission Line Project Up to now, the Angolan Central and Southern…