In a groundbreaking move, the World Bank has selected Somalia to pioneer its innovative clean energy program. This is a part of the global financial institution’s ongoing efforts to foster sustainable energy solutions in developing nations....

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A solar co-op, set up by residents of Ethiopia’s Melkadida Refugee Camp, is supplying the camp’s households and businesses with clean, reliable energy.Iftiin, which means ‘light’ in Somali, helped to build the area’s first...

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Power Panel, a U.S.-based solar products manufacturer, introduced its portable solar device for emergency response, humanitarian aid and off-grid living. Manufactured in Oxford, Michigan and now being commercialized across the globe, the Gen20 is...

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All On, a Nigerian impact investment company through its Demand Aggregation for Renewable Technology (DART) program has signed a $2.25 million credit facility investment with Baobab Plus Nigeria, a provider of innovative energy and...

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Boasting an abundance of renewable resources, East Africa has garnered substantial attention from major international players within its clean energy market. Robust policies and declining costs of technology in the sector, coupled with regional...

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Ademola Adeniyi, a third-year student at the University of Lagos in south-west Nigeria, discovered as a first-year that he preferred doing his reading at night in classes on the campus. The microbiology student found that...

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Tanzania, Rwanda and Somalia are among four countries selected as pilots of a new World Bank clean energy programme that is set to benefit at least 100 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.Sao...

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The dynamic evolution of energy access-related crowdfunding takes centre stage in the latest report from Energy 4 Impact’s Crowd Power programme, revealing a drop in the total volume raised, from $62 million in 2021 to...

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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 the pyramid households...

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Productive Use of Energy (PUE) technologies, such as solar water pumps, refrigeration and sewing machines, are crucial for helping smallholder farmers and other microentrepreneurs generate incomes, either through starting a new business or improving...

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