IHS eyes off-grid solutions to power up its towers

Mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider IHS is aiming to leverage renewable-energy technology and improved grid infrastructure across its portfolio to reduce its reliance on costly diesel and unstable ongrid electricity to power its tower sites across Africa. With over $500-million already invested in solar power since 2013, IHS expected its investments to breach the $1-billion mark as power system enhancements continued across IHS’s Africa portfolio, which comprised some 23 300 owned or managed sites across the continent.