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AMP Has Refreshed the Website! Join the #MinigridsForAfrica Community

The Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) is proud to announce a refresh of the website! Launched…

28 November 2023

Husk Power secures $100+ million to electrify rural communities

Congratulations to Husk Power Systems for securing over $100 million to continue their mission to electrify rural communities across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

21 November 2023

Nigeria commissions first interconnected 352.24kW minigrid

The Federal government through the Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria (REA) has recently commissioned the country’s first interconnected minigrid projects.

21 November 2023

New report from the Alliance for Rural Electrification on green rural job creation with DRE in West Africa

The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), in collaboration with the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation (KAS), published a…

26 October 2023

Kenya leads Africa in deployment of mini-grids: Here’s how it has affected employment in the country

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the East African country has deployed a…

26 October 2023

REA sign pact with AMDA to boost mini-grid development in Nigeria

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Africa Mini-Grid Developers Association (AMDA) recently signed a…

26 October 2023

‘Minigrids for Africa’: calling for energy access for all Africans at COP27

Key takeaways from the COP27 event “Africa’s Just Energy Transition: Scaling Up Renewable Energy Minigrids for People and Planet.”

14 December 2022

Climate & Cocktails – featuring Ahunna Eziakonwa of the UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Africa

Raul Alfaro-Pelico, a former member of RMI’s leadership team, interviews movers and shakers in climate…

2 December 2022

New initiative to transform energy markets, bringing electricity and new development opportunities, in over 20 African countries

SHARM EL-SHEIKH – Launched today at the United Nations Climate Conference COP27, the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP)…

15 November 2022

New initiative to transform energy markets, bringing electricity and new development opportunities, in over 20 African countries

The Africa Minigrids Program, a multi-partner initiative led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will enable scaled-up private investment in renewable energy minigrids.

15 November 2022