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Virunga Power was pleased to witness last week's ambitious joint targets for electrification of 300 million more people in Africa by 2030 at the The World Bank Spring Meetings. A few highlights from our vantage point: We were thrilled to add IFC - International Finan...

Virunga Power was pleased to witness last week's ambitious joint targets for electrification of 300 million more people in Africa by 2030 at the The World Bank Spring Meetings. A few highlights from our vantage point: We were thrilled to add IFC - International Finan...

Apr 25, 2024

Apr 25, 2024

Weza Power – a new private-sector utility created by our portfolio company Virunga Power and the Government of Burundi – has taken a major step forward as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced it will become a partner in the project. IFC have signed...

Weza Power – a new private-sector utility created by our portfolio company Virunga Power and the Government of Burundi – has taken a major step forward as the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced it will become a partner in the project. IFC have signed...

Apr 23, 2024

Apr 23, 2024

Virunga Power and the Government of hashtag#Burundi, represented by Hon. Ibrahim Uwizeye, Minister for Hydraulics, Energy & Mining, the Ambassador to the US Jean Bosco Barege, the DG of Energy Martin Ndayizeye, the DG of REGIDESO Dr. Ir. Major Jean Albert Manigomba, ...

Virunga Power and the Government of hashtag#Burundi, represented by Hon. Ibrahim Uwizeye, Minister for Hydraulics, Energy & Mining, the Ambassador to the US Jean Bosco Barege, the DG of Energy Martin Ndayizeye, the DG of REGIDESO Dr. Ir. Major Jean Albert Manigomba, ...

Apr 15, 2024

Apr 15, 2024

9 million people in Burundi will have access to electricity in the next seven years, as announced in the new Weza Power project. Weza Power (All Lights) is a joint venture between Virunga Power and Gridworks - the UK's international public utility. The launch of t...

9 million people in Burundi will have access to electricity in the next seven years, as announced in the new Weza Power project. Weza Power (All Lights) is a joint venture between Virunga Power and Gridworks - the UK's international public utility. The launch of t...

Nov 7, 2023

Nov 7, 2023

Weza Power to provide large-scale power distribution to rural Burundi, a PPP formed by government and African power developer Virunga Power, aims to raise $1.4 billion to build distribution network infrastructure to connect over 65 percent of country. Virunga Power a...

Weza Power to provide large-scale power distribution to rural Burundi, a PPP formed by government and African power developer Virunga Power, aims to raise $1.4 billion to build distribution network infrastructure to connect over 65 percent of country. Virunga Power a...

Sep 16, 2023

Sep 16, 2023

Weza Power, a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company, aims to bring grid power to almost 70% of the East African country’s population. The new company was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi and is the result of a multi-year d...

Weza Power, a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company, aims to bring grid power to almost 70% of the East African country’s population. The new company was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi and is the result of a multi-year d...

Sep 11, 2023

Sep 11, 2023

In a potentially radical development for Burundi, Nairobi-based Virunga Power on 6 September launched Weza Power, a new private utility which plans to connect 9m people over the next seven years. Structured as a public private/partnership (PPP), energy minister Ibrah...

In a potentially radical development for Burundi, Nairobi-based Virunga Power on 6 September launched Weza Power, a new private utility which plans to connect 9m people over the next seven years. Structured as a public private/partnership (PPP), energy minister Ibrah...

Sep 10, 2023

Sep 10, 2023

In another story to emerge from Africa Climate Summit, which ran from 4-6 September in Nairobi, a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company for Burundi has been unveiled The new utility company will be connected to Burundi’s existing transmis...

In another story to emerge from Africa Climate Summit, which ran from 4-6 September in Nairobi, a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company for Burundi has been unveiled The new utility company will be connected to Burundi’s existing transmis...

Sep 8, 2023

Sep 8, 2023

British International Investment last week unveiled a string of new initiatives in support of the inaugural African Climate Summit. BII, which over the last two years has invested over half a billion pounds to climate finance in Africa, reaffirmed its commitment to...

British International Investment last week unveiled a string of new initiatives in support of the inaugural African Climate Summit. BII, which over the last two years has invested over half a billion pounds to climate finance in Africa, reaffirmed its commitment to...

Sep 8, 2023

Sep 8, 2023

The creation of a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company that will bring grid power to almost 70% of Burundi’s population was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi today. The new company, Weza Power, is the result of a multi-yea...

The creation of a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company that will bring grid power to almost 70% of Burundi’s population was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi today. The new company, Weza Power, is the result of a multi-yea...

Sep 7, 2023

Sep 7, 2023

A new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company is set to bring grid power to almost 70% of the population of Burundi. The announcement was made at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi this week. Weza Power is the result of a multi-year developmen...

A new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company is set to bring grid power to almost 70% of the population of Burundi. The announcement was made at the Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi this week. Weza Power is the result of a multi-year developmen...

Sep 7, 2023

Sep 7, 2023

Virunga Power is to create a new privately owned and operated electricity distribution company in Burundi known as Weza Power. The new company will provide electricity to residential and business customers in peri-urban and rural areas of Burundi, which has one of Af...

Virunga Power is to create a new privately owned and operated electricity distribution company in Burundi known as Weza Power. The new company will provide electricity to residential and business customers in peri-urban and rural areas of Burundi, which has one of Af...

Sep 6, 2023

Sep 6, 2023

Weza Power targets electricity access for 70% of East African nation The creation of a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company that will bring grid power to almost 70% of Burundi’s population was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Na...

Weza Power targets electricity access for 70% of East African nation The creation of a new privately-owned and operated electricity distribution company that will bring grid power to almost 70% of Burundi’s population was announced at the Africa Climate Summit in Na...

Sep 6, 2023

Sep 6, 2023

Virunga Power and the government of Burundi have launched a new company, Weza Power, to provide large-scale power distribution to rural Burundi. The announcement was made at the recently concluded African Climate Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. Brian Kelly, Founder &...

Virunga Power and the government of Burundi have launched a new company, Weza Power, to provide large-scale power distribution to rural Burundi. The announcement was made at the recently concluded African Climate Summit held in Nairobi, Kenya. Brian Kelly, Founder &...

Aug 19, 2023

Aug 19, 2023

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