Grid monitoring
where it’s most needed

We partner with government agencies, funders, power providers, and researchers to provide accurate, timely data about energy systems. Our custom sensors, analytics, and expertise help customers better focus their investments into grid infrastructure.

Our process

What does working with us look like?

We work with partners on incremental projects, or large-scale deployments. Projects usually follow four steps.

We build local teams to deploy our custom sensors in residents’ homes, and in key locations for accurate data collection.

Team members preparing for a deployment.

Our work

Sensor deployment projects

For the past 5 years we’ve been refining our methodology and deploying it to real effect in diverse contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Active

Accra, Ghana

Monitoring and evaluating the Ghana Power Compact

Kenya

Measuring the effects of donor conditionality on power quality in electricity access projects

A road where a series of utility poles with solar panels are mounted.

Kampala, Uganda

Illuminating power inequity across informal and formal urban communities

Why it matters

Better data means better outcomes for everyone

Clearer operational visibility

With our sensors deployed, utility providers can better understand where the grid is weakest and respond accordingly.

Improved long-term planning

Government agencies, funders, power providers, and researchers can use our data to better prioritize investments and evaluate real program outcomes.

Better service for citizens

At the end of the day, people get better service when the infrastructure they rely on is monitored.

More about our projects

We regularly publish behind-the-scenes details of our work on our blog.

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Genevieve Flaspohler and Mohini BariyaAug 30, 2024

Helping Global Grids Work Smarter, not Harder

Introducing our public dataset from Ghana's power sector: Leveraging low-cost sensors and open data to kickstart smart grid improvements in developing countries.

Alexandra WallAug 19, 2024

Launching Four Years of Remote Monitoring for the Electric Grid in Senegal

For the next four years, nLine will remotely collect power quality and reliability data and generate key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate to what extent large investments in medium voltage lines and grid protective devices achieved its targeted outcome: to reduce technical losses and the frequency and duration of power outages in the for customers outside of Dakar.

Alexandra Wall and Noah KlugmanApr 22, 2024

Data-driven healthcare electrification: Measuring power quality for better health outcomes in Sierra Leone

Hospital power outages can have dire consequences, derailing crucial procedures and even claiming lives. Reports from northern Ghana of newborns lost due to power-related complications speak to the critical role that access to high-quality electricity plays in the delivery of healthcare services.

Oct 10, 2023

Power Quality Data for Energy Planning in Nigerian Markets

Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, has ambitious plans to reform its power sector and increase electrification. One piece of this strategy is the federal government’s Energizing Economies Initiative (EEI), which aims to provide electricity solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in “economic clusters” such as markets, shopping complexes, and agricultural/industrial clusters. In many developing regions, SMEs in the informal sector play a major role in the economy. Nigeria is no exception: these enterprises employ millions of people. Providing affordable and reliable electricity to these marketplaces is important for continued economic growth.

Get in touch

We’re open to new partnerships, or sharing more with people interested in our work.

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