There are currently 840 million people around the world living without electricity. By 2030, this figure will rise to 1.2 billion as the global population expands and electricity grids remain the same ...

Solar mini grids can provide high-quality uninterrupted electricity to nearly half a billion people in unpowered or underserved communities and be a least-cost solution to close the energy access gap ...

Mini grids have the potential to provide electricity to as many as 500 million people by 2030, with the right policies and about $220 billion of investment to build around 210,000 mini grids. Over the ...

Mini-grids—smaller off-grid electricity distribution networks—are being recognized as a cost-effective solution to bring power to rural communities that often have no access to a traditional power ...

CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA), Africa’s first project financing facility for mini-grids, is announcing its first transaction, with PowerGen Renewable Energy to finance 60 mini-grids to bring ...

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, the Delta State Executive Council (EXCO) approved an innovative State Electricity Policy by adopting a decentralized mini-grid model and also establishing new regulatory ...

Three statistics sum up the future of renewable energy development in Southeast Asia: a doubling of electricity demand by 2025, 130 million people without electricity, and a goal of 23% of the primary ...

Husk Power Systems, a clean energy company at the forefront of fueling rural electrification since 2008 and that announced plans to launch 500 solar mini-grids in Nigeria over the next five years, has ...

A mini-grid from Husk in Nigeria. Image: Husk Power Systems. A mini-grid company based across Asia and Africa has reached profitability, proving to other players in the sector that they too can be ...