CHINENYE AJAYI

Mini-grids remain one of the most powerful tools for bringing electricity to unserved and underserved communities across Africa and they can operate through very different organizational and ownership structures. As a developer, the model you choose can determine whether your project succeeds or fails. The difference between a sustainable mini-grid and one that collapses after […]

Mini-grids have consistently stood out as one of the most viable solutions, particularly where communities have sufficient population density, growing productive-use demand, and clear socioeconomic potential. They offer a balance between scale and flexibility, providing more power than stand-alone systems while avoiding the heavy capital intensity of full grid extension. However, despite these advantages, mini-grids […]

Across Nigeria and indeed Africa many well-intentioned energy projects continue to struggle or collapse, not necessarily because renewable energy does not work, but because of avoidable gaps in project design, implementation, and long-term management. The Bayero University Kano (BUK) solar project is, unfortunately, not an isolated case. These failures are costly. They erode public confidence, waste […]