According to the IEC, “more than 40,000 direct end-users will benefit from improved energy and street lighting services, bringing about transformative change in these vulnerable communities by powering essential services such as drinking water...

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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has given Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) businesses $2.9 billion in long-term and short-term financing.Mary Porter Peschka, IFC Regional Director for Eastern Africa, said it...

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“We are delighted to put this new equity and debt at the service of Husk’s growth and to unleash the full economic and social potential of a generation of rural Africans and Asians, particularly...

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Ghanaian startup Kofa, a forerunner in battery network solutions, has partnered TAILG Group, a leading electric vehicle brand from China, to launch the Jidi electric motorcycle, equipped with an innovative battery swap technology. Kofa aims to create...

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Several international financial institutions are providing $103 million to the US company Husk Power. This equity and debt financing will enable electrification via solar mini-grids in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.Electricity access provider Husk...

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The funding mobilised will enable the distribution of environmentally-friendly stoves, renewable energies, low-carbon hydrogen and electric mobility. According to estimates by the Ghanaian government, these sectors should account for 90% of the targeted reduction...

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Nigeria's Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has signed a partnership for electrification via solar mini-grids with CrossBoundary Energy Access and Engie Energy Acces. At least 15 communities will be electrified in three Nigerian states.The partnership...

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Ziz Energie obtains a new loan for the installation of its solar mini-grids in Chad. The €1.5 million loan is being provided by Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency  (AFD) group, to...

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In a statement, the agency said it has been able to deploy over 1,650km of solar street lights, improving power, security and economic growth in rural areas.It stated that from 2020 to date, REA...

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Last year, Bboxx launched a partnership with Pula, an agri-insurance technology company, to tackle these challenges. The two companies are working together to explore how providing income protection insurance to thousands of agricultural families in...

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