A new privately owned and operated electricity distribution company is set to bring grid power to almost 70% of the population of Burundi.The anoucement was made at the Arica Cimnate Summit in Nairobi this week.Weza Power is...

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Sustainable Energy Services Company (SESCO), which is jointly owned by Gambia's Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (MoFEA) and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MoPE), has launched a tender to deploy rooftop PV...

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Many African countries are favourably positioned to take advantage of solar energy, but relatively few have made much of an impact in this sector. With the clean energy transition underway, Africa is looking to...

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Scientists have recently tweaked the material of ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs) and achieved efficiencies in reach of their conventional solar-cell cousins.In their study, the researchers used a guest component called LA1 (which differs...

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The Executive Director of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Bryan Eiseb, has announced that the Solar Revolving Fund (SRF) aims to finance 400 off-grid households during the current financial year.Eiseb made the announcement...

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The Energy Ministry says it has distributed 420,000 free clean cookstoves to rural communities across Ghana.Deputy Minister of Energy, Herbert Krappa, says the government will continue in the pursuit of clean and affordable energy...

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The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will partner with Singapore-based clean energy company WEnergy Global to install a renewable energy microgrid that it hopes will serve as a model for rural electrification in...

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A new report by GOGLA shows annual sales of solar energy kits (lanterns, multi-light systems, and solar home systems) globally reached 9.5 million units in 2022, with 5.2 million sold between July and December...

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German-headquartered Dryad Networks has released its Silvanet Wildfire Sensor to help detect wildfires within minutes, alerting first responders so they can take action to mitigate damage.The sensors are small, off-grid plastic devices with a solar cell...

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The solar market in Botswana will see a notable increase in 2024, revealing a bright future for the nation’s energy sector. This increase is being caused by several factors that are changing how Botswana...

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