ENGIE Africa brings Off-Grid Power to over 4 Million People, establishing its Position as Market Leader on the Continent

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State-owned power utility firm, Tanesco, has said that the massive two to three-hour power failure that plunged millions of Tanzanians into darkness on Tuesday was caused by power grid failure.

The future alternative to the traditional electric utility may emerge first in Tanzania. The East African nation has developed the best system of regulating and spurring off-grid power systems anywhere in the world, according to the annual Climatescope study into energy investment trends in developing nations by Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

African governments, investors, and international financial institutions must significantly scale up investment in energy to unlock Africa’s potential as a global low-carbon superpower.

That is the main message of a new report from Kofi Annan’s Africa Progress Panel, Power, People, Planet: Seizing Africa’s Energy and Climate Opportunities (http://www.africaprogresspanel.org). The report calls for a ten-fold increase in power generation to provide all Africans with access to electricity by...

 A Germany-based firm, which started its operations in Tanzania four years ago, has delivered a new set of remote, off-grid solar products in the country.

South Africa has been experiencing a power crisis for some months. Some have decided that if they can't rely on the country's power provider, Eskom,, they will make an alternative plan.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved an African Development Fund (ADF) Loan of USD 144.9 million1, to Kenya - Tanzania Power Interconnection Project.
The project will allow the two countries to exchange power. In addition, the Kenya-Tanzania Interconnection Project plays an important role in promoting regional integration through power trade.
The project is expected to improve the supply, reliability and affordability of electricity in the...

Africa's changing relationship with the Catholic Church