The Gambia secures funding to improve essential services in rural areas. The E24 million grant was approved by the European Union (EU) on the sidelines of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries...

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The Solar Power Naija Programme is being launched under the Buhari Administration's Economic Sustaina bility Plan (ESP) and supervised directly by the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. The NSIA-REA partnership will...

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There is an urgent need for shelter and clean drinking water as hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by back-to-back cyclones in communities across Vanuatu. Hundreds of people are still seeking shelter...

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RMI have created an initiative called Sharing the Power aimed at increasing the developmental potential and financial sustainability of community-led mini-grids in Nigeria.The energy and resource efficiency NPO is collaborating with Nigerian-based private mini-grid developers Nayo...

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Greece’s energy communities can help battle energy poverty, said participants at a special event on Thursday to mark the launch of the Greek-Turkish Solar Energy Excellence Hub to Advance the European Green Deal, an...

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Off-grid solar power, spearheaded by start-ups, has gained popularity in Africa in recent years for homes left off mainstream electricity grids.There are more than 3,000 installed solar mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa, up from 500...

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Ethiopia will increase its reliance on solar energy, including solar mini-grids, to electrify its population. The Ethiopian Petroleum and Energy Authority (PEA) has awarded the country’s first ever commercial mini-grid licence to Humanitarian Energy...

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