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Building Sustainable Utilities: Tackling Power Grid Collapse Challenges in Africa

Transforming Energy Consumption Analytics for Utilities in Africa
Energy availability in Africa varies significantly across different regions. While some areas possess plenty of energy resources, such as oil, natural gas, and abundant sunlight, others suffer from inadequate energy supply. Consequently, the need for reliable,...

Sustainable Growth: Revenue Protection in African Electricity Utilities
Revenue protection is crucial in ensuring utilities' financial sustainability and continued growth. Electricity utilities implement revenue protection strategies to minimize losses arising from non-technical reasons such as meter tampering, electricity theft, billing...

Elizabeth Biney-Amissah Joins Beacon Power Services Board as Independent Director
Beacon Power Services is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth (Lizzie) Biney-Amissah as an Independent Director to its Board. Biney-Amissah brings a wealth of experience having spent over 15 years in various leadership positions in the energy...

Beacon Power Services raises $2.7M to improve electricity access for sub-Saharan African cities
TechCrunch Tage Kene-Okafor@ulonnaya / 4:00 AM EDT•August 5, 2022 Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global population without access to electricity stood at 77% in 2020, according to reports. Also, the average daily electricity supply in some of Africa’s...

Beacon Power Services, Closes $2.7M Seed Round To Improve Electricity Access For Cities Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa Media Agency LAGOS, Nigeria, 5 August 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Beacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, today announced...

Developing “Climate Responsible” Power Infrastructure Across Africa
MCJ Climate VoicesBy Bim Adisa There are a number of critical factors when one considers Africa’s need for development. The continent has a rapidly growing population which is estimated to double by 2050. To alleviate poverty – which is a considerable challenge for...

Why We Invested In Beacon Power Services; Giving Businesses Back Their Power.
Vested World It’s a statistic that gets shared a fair bit; only 1 in every 3 Africans has access to electricity. 600M of the ~1Bn people residing in the 54 countries of the continent do not have electricity. As much as this is a problem, this is also an opportunity...

Beacon Power Services: Improving Nigeria’s Energy Efficiency
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Bimbola Adisa
Chicago Magazine In America, you’re an eco-warrior if you ditch grid-supplied energy in favor of a few solar panels on your house. In Nigeria, you’re just being practical. The grid in the West African country is so inconsistent and underpowered that most businesses...