Rocky Mountain Institute
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...
