Power Africa, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), announces that it awarded grants totaling $2,327,701 to five off-grid solar companies experienced in healthcare facility electrification (HFE). …

Power Africa, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and in partnership with the Smart Communities Coalition (SCC), announces it has awarded two grants totaling $840,000 to off-grid energy companies to install solar mini-grids and deliver 1,300 new electricity connections to homes and businesses in western Uganda’s Rwamwanja…

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. The changes and ongoing investments will result in energy savings of up to 20 percent with…

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…

Predicting power usage is critical to determining how much electricity generation capacity a country requires to meet demand and spur economic growth. In Senegal, a modernized forecasting tool developed with Power Africa assistance will help the national utility make informed energy infrastructure investment decisions to reach universal electricity access by…

As part of the G-7 partners’ Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, Power Africa is collaborating with the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) on its power transmission project to promote interconnected electricity networks and improve electricity supply throughout West Africa. The project provides the high-capacity electricity transportation infrastructure necessary…