Rocky Mountain Institute
Renewable energy
New partnership to improve energy access in Ethiopia
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) is partnering with IKEA Foundation to improve access to energy in rural communities in Ethiopia.
Business and markets
Tools to help the utility business model adapt to the energy...
As more countries work toward transitioning to a cleaner and more flexible grid, there is an increasing need for a clear set of utility business model tools and regulatory pathways.
Solar
First undergrid mini-grid deployment in Nigeria a success
Rocky Mountain Institute, Abadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and Nayo Tropical Technology have partnered to bring Nigeria’s first rural commercial undergrid mini-grid online.
Renewable energy
Report: transition from coal to clean energy is within reach
Replacing the entire global coal fleet with clean energy can be done at a net savings to society as early as 2022, states to a new report.
Generation
Exploring mini-grid business case for undergrid customers
The Rocky Mountain Institute and Energy Market and Regulatory Consultants have released a report, which uncovers mini-grids business case for undergrid customers.
Business and markets
Addressing electricity market barriers for end-users in Africa
A new Rocky Mountain Institute report, Closing the Circuit, Stimulating End-Use for Rural Electrification, focuses on end-user's affordability of electricity.
Generation
Benin Electricity Distributor to pilot mini-grid systems in Edo State
Benin Electricity Distribution Company plans to pilot a mini-grid project in Edo State to reduce dependency for power supply through the Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Business and markets
Nigeria: Scaling mini-grids could stimulate $20bn investment
The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) in collaboration with the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) this week released a report entitled, Minigrid Investment Report: Scaling the...
Future Energy
Off grid, on power: How minigrids enable electrification
Until recently, Gbamu Gbamu, a rural community in Nigeria’s Ogun State, was left without access to electricity – cash-strapped utilities could not justify the...
News
Nigeria set to launch framework for low-cost microgrid energy
The Rocky Mountain Institute and Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency have partnered to reduce the costs of energy generated from mini-grids.
The two have developed a...
