Solar-powered irrigation systems provider SunCulture has secured funding to promote solar irrigation in Africa and accelerate agricultural innovation in the context of the food crisis. The funds are being provided by Nithio Financial Intermediary,...

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Majority of small-scale fishers in Tanzania have been facing critical challenges in storing their catches as they conduct their activities in areas with no grid electricity to power their refrigerators.In some localities, it’s nearly...

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"Times of Crisis, Times of Change: Science for Accelerating Transformations to Sustainable Development", the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), finds that at this critical juncture, midway to 2030, incremental and fragmented change is insufficient...

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International development charity SolarAid scales innovative model to achieve universal energy access in rural Malawi, pointing to the potential of similar interventions in helping fast-track progress towards achieving SDG7. Through combining the latest technology...

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According to the World Bank, the number of so-called minigrids, meaning solar systems that support a cluster of homes or businesses, has grown from 500 in Africa in 2000 to 3,000 today.In Kenya, the...

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d.light acquires the means to develop its activities in Tanzania. The electricity access provider has secured a $30 million securitisation facility from the Trade and Development Bank of Eastern and Southern Africa (TDB), with...

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The dynamism seen in the development of solar energy is raising hopes. The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that installed solar capacity on the African continent could reach 125 MW by 2030. But the...

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Another key sector covered by the subsidy agreements between Germany and Zambia is renewable energy. Berlin is funding the second phase of the Get FiT Zambia programme, which aims to develop renewable energies with...

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A model of this kind is particularly interesting in a context marked by rising energy prices and increasing power shortages in several African countries. As well as saving energy, solar power enables companies to...

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With its first financing rounds in 2018, and more recently from Proparco, REPP and E3 Capital, Nuru has been operating a hybrid solar-powered electricity grid (1.3 MW) in the city of Goma since 2020....

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