Nigeria’s electricity demand has surpassed 40 TWh, yet 39% of the population remains without reliable power. As the country seeks sustainable solutions, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) offer a promising way to stabilize the grid by integrating Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) like solar, wind, and energy storage. A new report, funded by The African Climate Foundation, explores Nigeria’s readiness for VPPs and their potential to transform the energy sector.

Integrate to Zero (I2Z) and Blunomy designed a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Readiness Index to assess a country’s readiness for large-scale VPP deployment based on its technical, regulatory and commercial characteristics.

Australian households equipped with solar panels are increasingly contributing their surplus energy to Virtual Power Plants (VPPs), enhancing grid stability and efficiency. By integrating these decentralised energy sources, VPPs optimise electricity distribution and bolster the nation’s renewable energy infrastructure.

Solar Asset Mapper's (TZ-SAM) algorithms use satellite data to detect small, commercial solar facilities globally. Updated quarterly, the dataset contains over 23,000 km² of solar across 190 countries with a combined, total estimated capacity of 922 GW.

The 2024 Market Monitor for demand-side flexibility (DSF) is a report of smartEn in collaboration with LCP Delta. This flagship publication provides a high-level summary of demand-side flexibility (DSF) participation across 30 European markets, benchmarking their progress in enabling flexible demand in a market-based way.

Virtual power plants are spreading across the US, enabling more electricity ratepayers to save money on their utility bills while motivating a shift away from gas appliances. Apparently President Trump hasn’t figured out a way to squash them, but give him a chance. He’ll figure it out. In the meantime, an interesting twist has bubbled up in the form of a new grid concept that launches itself into defensive mode when danger threatens, fending off cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other potential disruptions.