by Myrna | Jul 1, 2022 | Resources
Key findings With this report, the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) presents the key findings report of the second edition of its Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids series. Nearly all AMDA members submitted data across 2020 and 2021 for this effort,...
by Myrna | Jun 29, 2022 | Blogs, Press Releases
Governments and donors urged to step up support for minigrids to accelerate universal energy access in rural areas in Africa Nairobi, 4 July 2022 — The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) has today called for more support from governments and donors to the...
by Myrna | Apr 7, 2022 | Blogs
Freetown, 7 April 2022 – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) officially launches the Sierra Leone country chapter to bolster its support for the country’s electrification efforts. Sierra Leone adds to the growing list of AMDA country chapters....
by Myrna | Jan 19, 2022 | One on Ones
One-on-one with Manoj Sinha, CEO, Husk Power Systems What was your vision in founding Husk Power? Since the company was founded in 2008, our vision hasn’t changed. It is to create prosperity for rural communities that don’t have access to electricity, or who...
by Myrna | Dec 9, 2021 | Blogs
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA), represented by Chief Executive Officer, Jessica Stephens, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) represented by the Secretary General, Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, signed a Memorandum of...
by Myrna | Dec 6, 2021 | One on Ones
One-on-One with Trey Jarrard & Amy Carabajal, Renewvia Energy Please let me know a little bit about yourself and Renewvia Energy that you run as the Chief Executive Officer? I have been involved in other technology companies and sectors but Renewvia is the most...
by Myrna | Oct 25, 2021 | Blogs
By Jessica Stephens, AMDA CEO and Andrew Juma, Communications Manager Access to energy has long been regarded as a critical lever for unlocking and cementing socio-economic growth and sustained development. As articulated by the World Bank, “access to energy is...
by Myrna | Oct 18, 2021 | Press Releases
Lusaka, 1 September 2021 —The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) and the Rural Electrification Authority- Zambia (REA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at promoting Mini-grids and Decentralized utilities for rural electrification, associated...
by Myrna | Oct 18, 2021 | Press Releases
Nairobi, 15 September 2021 — The approval of the 2021 Off-Grid Energy Regulation Act by the Council of Ministers is a giant leap forward for the Decentralized Renewable Energy sector in Mozambique, and presents a bold new model for how Africa can achieve the United...
by Myrna | Oct 18, 2021 | One on Ones
Impacting and transforming people’s lives through smarter power PowerGen Nigeria set to connect 55,000 people in rural Nigeria to electricity by May 2022 as part of a new partnership with CrossBoundary Energy Access, Oikocredit, Triodos Investment Management and EDFI...
