Electricity is a scarce commodity in Nigeria. With just over 4,000 megawatts supplying nearly 220 million people, the electricity access deficit stands at about 40% nationwide. The picture looks even darker in rural areas. There, 73% of...

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Hybrid solar energy systems equipped with photovoltaic (PV) systems, dieselgensets, standalone solar streetlights and related civil works have been implemented at seven healthcare centres across South Sudan.  All systems are hybrid, with more than two sources of...

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The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, has tasked Sagbokoji fishing community, Lagos on the importance of maintenance and training for ensuring sustainability of...

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah was on Friday informed that there were 2.6 million off-grid households in the province and the provincial government was going to provide 500,000 of them Solar Home...

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built in hydropower rich Seven Forks The energy project in the Seven Forks area of Kenya will be a 42.5MW floating solar plant to be built among a "cascade of hydropower plants."   Details...

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THE establishment of a solar-powered piped water scheme in Mtshabezi Village,Gwanda District,has significantly improved the lives of 500 homesteads by providing access to clean water.Before this development.community members relied on unhygienic water from the Mtshabezi...

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A new GSMA report puts forward the huge potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to support Africa's socio-economic growth particularly for sectors like agriculture, energy and climate action.The report titled: AI for Africa: Use cases delivering...

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The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) is taking significant strides in promoting renewable energy within the education sector. The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR) has initiated the implementation of standalone solar PV...

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Good quality solar home systems, solar irrigation equipment, and other off-grid solar options are prohibitively expensive for many consumers. Additionally, high import duties further increase the cost of these products, making them inaccessible to...

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Martine Padonou and her family depended on stoves and solar lamps for many years.Electricity supply was sporadic, and usually of low quality. Connection costs were also beyond reach. “We had to ask one of our distant...

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