In Africa, 57% of adults have no bank accounts and are excluded from the financial system - a majority of whom are women.  PayGo is a lifeline to the unbanked and unelectrified bottom of...

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“Africa is simply tired of being in the dark. It is time to take decisive action and turn around this narrative: to light up and power Africa – and accelerate the pace of economic...

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The solar lighting products market appears to be recovering from the effects of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, with some segments of the off-grid solar market back on an overall upward trajectory.Data from the second half...

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The UN-Energy Plan of Action Towards 2025 delivers on commitments made at a high-level meeting in September that laid out a global roadmap for energy access and transition by the end of the decade,...

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“Africa is simply tired of being in the dark. It is time to take decisive action and turn around this narrative: to light up and power Africa – and accelerate the pace of economic...

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The sale of off-grid solar systems using end-customer credits has become a widespread standard today under the overall term pay-as-you-go (PAYGO). Even though the off-grid solar market in sub-Saharan Africa has received a considerable...

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Nigeria-based solar energy provider Starsight Energy announced the conclusion of a competitive local currency refinancing agreement with Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF).The agreement is for a 10-year NGN8 billion refinancing of $20 million...

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Kinabi in eastern Uganda is the 19th solar village of the Solar Energy Foundation in East Africa. 100 households now have a basic supply of solar energy. The new solar village was realised in cooperation...

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While many talk about moving towards renewable energy sources, a rural Limpopo community is showing the way after embracing solar energy to escape load shedding and high electricity tariffs. Each time the Matsila Community Development...

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced the release of $180 million to Rwanda. This is a loan to finance a project to electrify rural areas, mainly in the south of the country.Of...

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