by Myrna | Aug 1, 2023 | Press Releases
Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) appoints new Executive Team to lead the Organization Nairobi, August 1, 2023 – AMDA’s Board of Directors has announced that following an extensive executive search process, it has appointed Olamide Niyi-Afuye as the...
by Myrna | Jul 12, 2023 | Blogs
Written by Abraham Mudasia Photo credit: Electric cement mixer, Busia County in Kenya, Kudura Power East Africa Ltd. Photo credit: Maize milling machine, Busia County in Kenya, Kudura Power East Africa Ltd. Electricity is central to economic and human development. It...
by Myrna | May 25, 2023 | One on Ones
One-on-One with Prosper Magali, Founder & Director at Ensol Ltd Tell us more about Ensol, your vision and what motivated you to create Ensol? Ensol was established in 2001 at the time when the electrification rate was 10% nationally and 1% in rural areas. We...
by Myrna | Apr 27, 2023 | Blogs
Written by Abraham Mudasia This year, the world observed Earth Day under the theme “Invest in Our Planet” amid worrying reports that the global carbon dioxide emissions from energy combustion and industrial processes hit a record high of 36.8 Gt in 2022....
by Myrna | Mar 13, 2023 | Blogs
Written by Abraham Mudasia, Annisa Sekaringtias Clean Energy Access at Scale: An action plan for Governments and Development Finance Institutions Today, nearly one-tenth of the global population do not have access to electricity, mostly concentrated in Sub-Saharan...
by Myrna | Feb 6, 2023 | Press Releases
Nairobi, February 6, 2023 – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) today announced that CEO Jessica Stephens will complete her 5-year term at the end of March 2023. The Board of Directors has started a formal search for a successor who will lead the...
by Myrna | Dec 8, 2022 | Press Releases
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association and Nigeria’s Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Associations-Alliance (REEEA-A) join forces to further their efforts towards promoting mini-grids and decentralized utilities for rural electrification. Abuja,...
by Myrna | Nov 25, 2022 | Useful Resources
Key Initiatives launched at COP27 1. The Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) was launched on 8 November with the aim to dramatically expand Africa’s participation in voluntary carbon markets. The initiative was inaugurated at COP27 in collaboration with...
by Myrna | Nov 15, 2022 | Blogs
Written by Abraham Mudasia When COP27 opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, it did so against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide and scientific data which show that humanity is not doing enough to tackle the climate change crisis and safeguard the future of our... by Myrna | Nov 8, 2022 | Blogs
As the recently published key findings of the Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids Report 2022 shows, the minigrid sector in Africa has shown strong resilience in the face of the COVID-pandemic. The report shows that the minigrid industry in Africa doubled the number of...
