Seven solar mini-grids have been installed in rural western Kenya and are expected to provide electricity to homes and businesses.The project falls under the Kenya Electricity Modernisation Project and implemented by the country's Rural Electrification...

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Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), announced yesterday the disbursement of $2 billion to facilitate access to clean cooking solutions across Africa over the next decade. He was speaking during the Summit...

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Dotted across rural Uganda are countless former pay-as-you-go (PAYG) electricity shops, now overpainted with signs for other businesses that have moved in to take their place after non-dilutive grant funding dried up. They are...

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“Climate shocks pose significant threats to Malawi’s agricultural economy and access to productive solar and energy devices will help communities build economic resilience and rise above the poverty line,” explains Andi Kleissner, Co-CEO of...

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German investment holding company Calvert International AG (CIAG) said on Monday that it has acquired a 100% stake in compatriot Emerging Energy Corporation AG (EEC), an investor focused on the African renewables market.The transaction...

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With an installed capacity of 2,230 MW according to the World Bank, Ivory Coast generates some of its electricity from hydroelectric dams, but mainly from fossil fuels such as diesel and natural gas. The...

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Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) has announced a groundbreaking initiative aimed at accelerating access to clean energy in Nigeria. The organization has signed grant agreements with 19 clean energy developers under its Universal Energy...

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The measure was contained in the Finance Act 2024, published on 19 December 2023. But it was not until 13 March 2024 that the Cameroon Ministry of Finance published the circular specifying the list...

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To address agricultural waste, various options and programs have been introduced globally, aiming to improve the economies of community women through the integration of clean energy alternatives for food processing and agriculture waste reduction....

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When I first heard the term “mesh-grids,” I wasn’t sure what to think. Was this just a new name for mini-grid projects or some sort of connection between solar home systems? In fact, mesh-grids...

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