By Mark Carrato, Coordinator, Power Africa I’m not going to lie: I’m completely dependent on Google Maps. I used to have a good sense of direction. I could drive anywhere on a hunch. As a young Boy Scout I managed to find my way through the forest with nothing more…

In Togo, connecting a household to the power grid can cost twice as much as a family earns in a month. Such high costs keep electricity out of reach for millions of people. Power Africa recently worked with the Government of Togo to make grid connections more affordable for all. …

Renewable, cleaner energy options is key to Senegal’s drive to increase electricity access. Through Power Africa, the United States is providing technical assistance to help shape Senegal’s Energy Transition Strategy and build a climate-smart future for all. During the 2022 U.S.-African Leaders Summit, President Biden affirmed and reinforced the United…

Endowed with diverse and robust energy resources, Kenya is uniquely positioned to achieve its economic goals through strategic energy sector development. The country’s population benefits from one of the highest rates of energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, experiencing dramatic increase in access rates over the past 20 years driven in…

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) tasked its National Rural and Peri-urban Electrification and Energy Services Agency (ANSER) to meet the ambitious goal of connecting an additional 15 million people to electricity by 2025. Power Africa assistance, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), helped…

Power Africa, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded grants totaling $669,330 to five solar energy companies operating in Liberia. This funding will assist the grantees to distribute solar-powered productive use of energy (PUE) technologies that let users harvest, process, and preserve agricultural produce and fish, or…

Despite significant progress in mobile connectivity, sub-Saharan Africa lags in digitalizing its energy systems to improve data accuracy, boost efficiency, and streamline national infrastructure projects. This gap hinders progress towards global goals like reaching universal energy access. Power Africa is helping countries achieve these goals by connecting governments to digital…

Forecasting energy supply for an entire country is complex work. Many variables affect how much and what kinds of energy will match consumer needs at different times of day or different seasons of the year. For example, in Rwanda, many hydropower plants face water shortages in dry seasons and must…

Africa’s burgeoning market for off-grid energy is helping the region contribute to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all). Though clean energy technology and funding opportunities continue to improve, many off-grid companies still struggle to attain…