Top stories published by Power Africa in 2016

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Andrew Herscowitz in Power Africa

Sep 1, 2016

3 Reasons Why People in Tanzania Are Going Off-Grid

Welcome to the cradle of off-grid solar innovation

Power Africa in Power Africa

Oct 11, 2016

The Floating Gas Plant That Powers Rwanda

The KivuWatt project extracts methane gas from one of Africa’s Great Lakes

Power Africa in Power Africa

Aug 2, 2016

Changing Careers: From Medicine to Renewable Energy

Dr. Caleb King, an American physician and the founder and CEO of Amahoro Energy, talks about why he decided to start building hydropower plants in…

Power Africa in Power Africa

Jun 3, 2016

Beyond the Grid in Rural Rwanda

How solar entrepreneurs are improving lives and powering a continent

Andre and Gaudace Nyirahategekimana live with their family in the Musanze District of rural Rwanda — far beyond where the national…

Andrew Herscowitz in Power Africa

Sep 30, 2016

4 Lessons from Power Africa

By working with more than 130 companies, governments, banks, investors, and multilateral institutions, we’ve learned a lot about power project investments.

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Power Africa in Power Africa

Mar 6, 2016

Power in Beauty: Turning Waterfalls into Watts in Rural Kenya

Photos by Morgana Wingard

USADF in Power Africa

Nov 4, 2016

Solar Energy Lights Up Zambia

In Zambia, solar energy opens new possibilities for off-grid communities

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Power Africa in Power Africa

Mar 2, 2016

A Day in the Dark

Exploring life in Africa without access to electricity

Power Africa in Power Africa

Nov 3, 2016

6 Questions About the Japan-Power Africa Partnership

Earlier this summer, Japan became Power Africa’s newest bilateral partner. We sat down with Ambassador Seiji Okada, the deputy director general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, to learn more about what this partnership means…

MCC in Power Africa

Nov 3, 2016

The Lights Are Turning on in Africa

by Dana J. Hyde, MCC CEO

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These were the top 10 stories published by Power Africa in 2016. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Two out of three people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity. Power Africa’s goal is to add more than 30,000 megawatts of cleaner, more efficient electricity generation capacity and 60 million new home and business connections.

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