solar and wind power producers in africa

Power play: How access to regional power pools is changing the power game for Africa’s IPP’s

A 2019 change to Namibia’s power procurement legislation has seen a surge in solar and wind independent power producers – or IPPs – that could entirely transform the country’s power fortunes. From being an importer, the country is about to become an exporter with independent power producers transmitting power directly into the Southern Africa Power Pool regional grid; according to the country’s regulator, the Energy and Control Board.

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Its lighting magic so don’t toss the Pringles can

The young inventor insisted on providing a tour of the surroundings. For anybody acquainted with Benin City, the prospect of a tour of the Upper Sakponba might elicit a degree of alarm. The suburb is the gateway to the informal settlement of the Idogbo community, better known as “Sin City”, an area of low-rent dwellings where law enforcement officers are unwelcome. But Odemwingie’s drive to improve environmental awareness has made him familiar to most who live in the area.

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