Last night, we celebrated over 100
#FemaleApprentices
and
@POWERHer
members together w/ the
#WomenInRwandanEnergy
Initiative and the work they do to elevate
#WomenInEnergy
. Experienced women & those just entering the workforce shared great career advice. And of course networking!
.
@TheREANigeria
works to improve access to finance, build mini-grids, electrify healthcare centers & connect 5M off-grid homes. It's just a portion of the exciting work to connect Nigeria’s rural communities. We’re proud to support it! 🇳🇬
@modisalihijo
@USAIDNigeria
@USinNigeria
Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa seeking up to $50m in investment for energy-related projects are invited to apply to an open-ended call for proposals.
To learn more, visit:
Honored to have
@PowerUSAID
announce a new investment to boost energy access in East & Central Africa. Through a new Power Africa initiative
@USAID
will invest $89M over the next 5 years that builds on our decade of partnership in Africa's energy sector.
#aef23
#PowerAfricaAt10
Our partners enable us to bring new
#energy
technologies, financing and expertise to
#Africa
to create more
#connections
and add more
#MW
💡
We look forward to further transforming the African energy landscape with you!
#PartnersDay
Become a partner ➡️
@aherscowitz
and the
#PowerAfrica
Team provided electricity to nearly 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, while creating export opportunities for U.S. companies.
@USAID
"People always say the US government agencies can't work together. Power Africa has proved them wrong."
Originally designed for 35 participants, our Off-Grid Clean Energy Financial Modeling Bootcamp received over 1,000 applications 😮 It's now available to the public!
Build
#FinancialModeling
capacity,
#CapitalFundraising
&
#BusinessAcumen
.
🔴 DOWNLOAD:
We are hosting a NEW weekly webinar series on
#renewableenergy
financing! 🔅💶
If you work for a
#microfinance
institution or want to learn more about
#energyfinancing
, join our webinars starting this week - May 27th!
Register now ➡️
Details 👇
We’re celebrating! 🎊 Power Africa just turned 10, marking a decade of
#PoweringPotential
& turning
#LightsOn
💡 for over 180M people in sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
Our unique partnership is improving lives & empowering people + businesses:
@USAIDAfrica
@USAID
Yesterday, we hosted our quarterly
#OffGrid
stakeholders meeting in Nigeria where we discussed the latest developments from our innovative off-grid partners to advance electrification initiatives,
#MiniGrids
,
#SolarSystems
&
#HealthcareFacilities
.
Great to see you all again!
Field Trip!
@PowerAfricaUS
and
@USAID_SAfrica
helped send 41 engineering students from the Univ of Antananarivo in Madagascar to hydro mini-grids to learn gain how hydropower plants are built, how turbines are installed and commissioned, and challenges connecting consumers.
💡Are you interested in learning about
#energyfinancing
?
💶 Do you work for a
#microfinance
institution?
If so, join our NEW
#webinar
series “An Introduction to Renewable Energy Financing in sub-Saharan Africa” starting next week.
Register now ➡️
.
@PowerAfricaUS
is proud to be apart of
#AfricaInvestmentForum
this week in Johannesburg. We’re excited to help drive investment throughout Africa. Stay tuned for information about our events!
Congratulations to our partner
@fenixintl
and everyone involved for securing a $12.5 million loan agreement with
@EIB
for
#solar
expansion in
#Uganda
! via
@afrik21
Power Africa assisted with the legal review to accelerate this transaction.
@ENGIEgroup
ICYMI | We welcomed (back) Richard Nelson as the new Power Africa Coordinator!
Richard will be based in Washington D.C. He's no stranger to Power Africa. Before serving as
@USAID
Uganda Mission Director, he was our Dep Coordinator in 🇿🇦
🔴 About Richard:
#Electricity
in health-care facilities is needed to power the most basic devices such as:
◾ Lighting 💡
◾ Vaccine cooling 🧊
◾ Medical devices 🏥
◾ Clean water supply 💧
Find more about in a new report by
@WHO
@WorldBank
@IRENA
@SEforALLorg
👇
Our latest
@PowerAfricaWiAP
"Profiles in African Power" is now live! Many, many thanks to Nthabiseng Mosia at
@easysolar_sl
/ Azimuth for sharing why she is so passionate about bringing solar electricity to the millions of Africans who do not have access.
Originally designed for 35 participants, our Off-Grid Clean Energy Financial Modeling Bootcamp received over 1,000 applications 😮 It's now available to the public!
Build
#FinancialModeling
capacity,
#CapitalFundraising
&
#BusinessAcumen
.
🔴 DOWNLOAD:
Great work by
@EnergyMinK
, with support from
#PowerAfrica
and
@WorldBank
on the launch of the Kenya National Electrification Strategy last week. Proud to help Kenya achieve it's goal of universal energy access by 2022.
Tender Announcement: Malawi’s Mpatamanga 350 MW hydropower project is taking shape! Co-developed as a PPP by the Gov't of
#Malawi
and
#IFCInfraVentures
. Tender to launch by November 2019. For more info visit:
#hydro
#energy