October 20, 2026

Nigeria bets on solar mini-grids to unlock rural businesses, jobs

Nigeria bets on solar mini-grids to unlock rural businesses, jobs

Gombe adds 17mw of solar capacity Nigeria commissioned a 1-megawatt solar mini-grid with battery storage in the northeastern state of Gombe and began work on 16 more megawatts. Officials are betting that decentralised power can do what the national grid hasn’t: reach rural enterprises that have been held back by unreliable or absent electricity. The

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Electricity woes drive sevenfold jump in solar company registrations

Electricity woes drive sevenfold jump in solar company registrations

…370 companies enter Nigeria’s market Nigerians fed up with unreliable grid power and costlier fuel are turning to solar in such numbers that new company registrations in the sector have jumped almost sevenfold since 2019, offering some of the clearest evidence of a boom that official statistics are failing to capture. Some 370 new solar

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Norwegian, Danish funds invest in 500 MW Philippine solar project 

Norwegian, Danish funds invest in 500 MW Philippine solar project 

Development finance institutions from Norway and Denmark have acquired a 49% stake in a 500 MW solar project in the Philippines. The post Norwegian, Danish funds invest in 500 MW Philippine solar project  appeared first on pv magazine Global… https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/10/20/norwegian-danish-funds-invest-in-500-mw-philippine-solar-project/

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