A new agreement has been signed between the Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA) and an electric cooking provider in Tanzania to support the scale-up of electric cooking services for households in urban and...

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The project has already received a power generation license from the Botswana Energy Regulatory Authority (BERA) and successfully concluded its grid impact assessment with the state-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC). “These approvals pave the...

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After nearly three decades, a significant development at the COP28 summit in Dubai was the recognition of the agricultural sector’s crucial role in climate change. The COP28 UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food...

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To date, upOwa has already provided 140,000 people with access to electricity. Like other solar home system suppliers active in Africa, the start-up headed by Loic Descamps is banking on the pay-as-you-go system to...

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Clean cooking’s prospects are better than ever, as governments and companies see the economic as well as human potential.Momentum on clean cooking solutions has built at key events in the energy and sustainable development...

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Ignite Power is set to revolutionize energy access in Kenya with the introduction of its new “Ignite Power Kenya” brand. As a leading provider of solar-based infrastructure solutions across Africa, the company’s strategic move into...

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Électricité de France (EDF) is strengthening its position in Cameroon. The French company has just acquired upOwa, a Yaoundé-based company specializing in rural electrification. In Cameroonian villages, the company founded in 2014 installs solar...

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d.light, the global provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, and Chapel Hill Denham, the largest alternatives asset manager in Nigeria, today announced the closing of a landmark USD$7.4 million...

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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) is expanding its portfolio in Uganda and has signed a new agreement to scale up solar powered water pumps and irrigation systems in the country. Through...

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As part of a regional program, the World Bank is providing a $300 million credit facility to the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). This initiative finances access to renewable energies, including clean cooking, in...

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