Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Madagascar will benefit from the solar home systems, which provide rural households with access to electricity. The kits developed by Yellow, a start-up based in Lilongwe, Malawi, have just...

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The Ethiopian government has secured financing from the World Bank through the Access to Distributed Electricity and Lighting in Ethiopia (ADELE) program for 20 solar minigrid projects.The Ethiopian Electric Utility has launched a tender...

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Makoko, a shanty settlement across the 3rd Mainland Bridge located on the coast of mainland Lagos which is poorly served by grid electricity is seeing increased power through solar.A roll-out of Solar Home Systems...

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Leading up to ESI Africa's media presence at the Africa Energy Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, the interview explores the state of Kenya's energy access and energy system, and unpacks the governmental intervention needed to...

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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) has signed new agreements with energy service companies to support the expansion and scale-up of off-grid stand-alone solar home systems in Burkina Faso, Uganda and Zambia.Further...

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UK scientists have developed Solar2Water, a system that generates twice the amount of water as conventional atmospheric water generators. The system operates efficiently with the same energy input, regardless of air humidity, relying solely...

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