Prado Power

Climate finance investor Camco has announced backing for Prado Power, a Nigerian company building solar mini-grids to bring electricity to communities off the main grid. The investment supports the expansion of decentralised renewable energy in Nigeria, where millions of households and small businesses lack reliable power. Mini-grids are increasingly seen as a fast way to close the country's energy access gap.

The Prado in Madrid and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam are collaborating on a research project examining how female monarchs shaped art history. Framed as 'matronage over patronage', the initiative will study how women rulers commissioned, collected and influenced artistic production in their courts. The partnership signals growing institutional attention to women's long-overlooked role as artistic patrons and power brokers in Europe.