West Africa
Benin: Greenlight Planet and ARESS start project to electrify 5,000 households using solar power (Afrik21)
- Installations mark the first phase of project ‘Eureka’, which is supported by the Millennium Challenge Account Benin II programme.
Burkina Faso: Government and Millennium Challenge Corporation sign US$450 million deal to increase electricity access (ESI)
- Government to invest a further US$50 million towards the compact’s projects, which aim to address high costs, poor quality and low energy access for an estimated 8 million people.
Nigeria: Off-grid solar tender launched (PV-Magazine)
- Ministry of Power accepting bids for the construction of seven installations in underserved areas.
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