A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a ...

GOMA, Congo — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root. In several Goma neighborhoods where ...

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2025 / 09:00 PM EDT GOMA, Congo (AP) — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root.

Nuru is building another 3.7-megawatt plant in Goma, which is about 70% complete but currently on hold due to the security situation. The company aims to serve 10 million Congolese by the end of 2030.

Expansion plans The Goma experience highlights the advantages of decentralized or standalone power grids, making it a logical blueprint for population centers in the rest of the country, where the ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid. Noisy, polluting diesel generators have gone silent. New businesses are taking root.