The Government of Zambia launched an Action Plan charting the way forward in providing reliable and affordable electricity to unserved health centers using solar to improve the quality of services offered to poor and vulnerable communities.Access...

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The Utilities 2.0 Twaake pilot, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and coordinated by Power for All, is the first multi-stakeholder partnership between offgrid renewable energy companies and a national utility in Africa. The project...

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The Chinese-language versions of the International ElectrotechnicalCommission’s (IEC) 62257-9-8 and 62257-9-5 off-grid solar quality standards, formally the World Bank Group’s Lighting Global Quality Standards, are officially published by the Standardization Administration of China (SAC), supported by Shenzhen Technology...

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The mobile platform uses big data, predictive statistics, and machine learning to establish financial identity and build alternative risk profiles for energy loan customers. Understanding the typical off-grid informal consumer, their values and culture,...

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Solar Sister, Inc. and LivelyHoods Kenya announce their merger to bring economic opportunity and clean energy to millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. The merger of these two award-winning social enterprises is effective immediately...

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With the rising cost of electricity and a growing need to reduce their carbon footprint, farmers have been advised to look to solar options. Although the intake still remains low, some farmers have taken...

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Disappointed consumers have voiced concerns over the quality of solar products brought to the Kenyan market under a collaboration between Greenlight Planet and One Acre Fund.Writing to this blog on Sunday, July 3, a buyer expressed...

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Koolboks, a company offering pay-as-you-go solar-powered refrigeration systems to business owners in off-grid areas, has received a $500k investment from shell-funded impact investment company All On. Koolboks uses pay-as-you-go solar freezers to provide cold storage...

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“Work is still needed on every aspect of minigrids including regulation, business model and subsidy programmes. But, we’re excited by the step change in scale and pace that we’re seeing from developers, investors, regulators,...

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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Africa's economy will be four times larger by 2040, with energy demand projected to rise by 60% as the continent undergoes rapid population growth. Yet, the report simultaneously mentions that current...

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