In its latest monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) explains how to expand the deployment of mini-grids for electricity access, especially in less developed countries.

Mini-grids are helping drive down the number of people without access to electricity. Image: Odyssey Energy Solutions. Mini-grids are growing in number as their economics versus traditional diesel ...

A hybrid mini grid station powered by solar energy in Nigeria. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Rural electrification is crucial to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7: “access to affordable, ...

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) is partnering some 30 embedded mini-grid developers to increase in-network generation by 40MW in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states within 18 months.

In Nigeria and Kenya, many small to medium farms and rural grain-milling businesses are not connected to the national electricity grid. They still use petrol or diesel generators for power. Energy, ...

Off-grid solar and mini-grids offer one of the most cost-effective means of delivering electricity access, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Image: Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria. It is ...

British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and impact investor, and Odyssey Energy Solutions, a technology company accelerating distributed energy in emerging ...

The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is searching for a consultancy firm to help the government of Mauritania develop green mini-grids in rural localities. The ...