Africa must invest in clean electricity to address climate crisis
When COP27 opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, it did so against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide and scientific data which show that humanity is not doing enough to tackle the climate change crisis and safeguard the future of our
Meeting the challenge of electrification in Africa in a sustainable way
As the recently published key findings of the Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids Report 2022 shows, the minigrid sector in Africa has shown strong resilience in the face of the COVID-pandemic. The report shows that the minigrid industry in Africa doubled the
AMDA publishes the key findings of its flagship Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids Report 2022
Governments and donors urged to step up support for minigrids to accelerate universal energy access in rural areas in Africa © Energicity Nairobi, 4 July 2022 — The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) has today called for more support from governments and
AMDA officially launches Sierra Leone Country Chapter to bolster its support for the national electrification efforts
Freetown, 7 April 2022 – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) officially launches the Sierra Leone country chapter to bolster its support for the country's electrification efforts. Sierra Leone adds to the growing list of AMDA country chapters. Having successfully launched
Powering possibilities through minigrids
One-on-one with Manoj Sinha, CEO, Husk Power Systems Manoj Sinha - CEO, Husk Power Systems What was your vision in founding Husk Power? Since the company was founded in 2008, our vision hasn’t changed. It is to create prosperity for rural communities that
AMDA and COMESA join hands to enhance modern and sustainable energy access in COMESA states
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA), represented by Chief Executive Officer, Jessica Stephens, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) represented by the Secretary General, Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two
How to power Africa? Lessons from Sierra Leone
By Jessica Stephens, AMDA CEO and Andrew Juma, Communications Manager Access to energy has long been regarded as a critical lever for unlocking and cementing socio-economic growth and sustained development. As articulated by the World Bank, “access to energy is essential
One-on-One with Alastair Smith, CEO PowerGen Nigeria
Impacting and transforming people’s lives through smarter power ©PowerGen Nigeria PowerGen Nigeria set to connect 55,000 people in rural Nigeria to electricity by May 2022 as part of a new partnership with CrossBoundary Energy Access, Oikocredit, Triodos Investment Management and EDFI
One-on-One with Daniel Schnitzer, CEO SparkMeter
Helping Microgrid and Distribution Utilities in emerging markets run sustainable, efficient, and reliable systems through grid-management solutions © SparkMeter Can you briefly tell us about SparkMeter? And what made smart meters the focus of SparkMeter? Seven years ago, we founded SparkMeter