Financial support would need to be patient capital, with no expectation of turning a quick profit, ensuring the investment is sustainable, and supporting long-term economic growth and development in rural SSA.

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 The Togolese government’s ambition is to increase the rate of access to electricity at the national level to 75% by 2025 and to 100% by 2030. In January 2020, a call for expressions of...

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Eighteen months have passed since A2EI, in collaboration with Nexleaf, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), and PowerGen, initiated a pilot to answer the question: are electric cooking appliances the future of clean cooking? 100 participants located across six different mini-grid-connected villages were trained on the usage of electric pressure cookers (EPCs) and given EPCs connected to smart meters that monitored their usage.

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WiSolar embarked on initiatives to make solar power solutions more affordable. Thus, it started offering financing in June 2020. Second, it designed more durable solar power solution. For instance, WiSolar’s Green Digital Utility Solution...

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Before solar, Chanlita used a generator to power light bulbs, fans, a TV and – once in a while – a water pump to irrigate her rice field. With solar, Chanlita can not only...

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It is hoped that Uganda will be manufacturing its own solar panels by December 2022. The Minister of State for Industry David Bahati officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony to commence the construction works of a manufacturing plant at Nexus Green, a solar energy factory based in Kapeeka, Luweero.

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Tanzanians living in off-grid areas have been advised to opt for solar energy which has continued to become affordable.

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According to the statement, solar-powered water projects, made up of two borehole units and water treatment plants, were inaugurated at Ndibe community, Afikpo, Ebonyi; the Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, and the Ahmadu Bello...

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In order to utilise massive solar energy potential of the province, the Sindh government is working on a policy to establish mini and micro grids to energise the off-grid villages of the province at...

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Engie PowerCorner is strengthening its position in Africa. The subsidiary of the French group Engie has just obtained the approval of the Beninese Agency for Rural Electrification and Energy Management (ABERME) for the electrification...

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