In the DRC, the UEF has already signed the first $3.8 million grant agreement with Electrilac. The Green Enesys subsidiary will develop a 2.5 MW capacity to supply power to 30,000 people. Madagascar will...

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Electricity is not the only energy concern on the continent. Four out of five people in Sub-Saharan Africa still cook with wood and biomass, which, when burned, produce harmful smoke. Clean cooking solutions could mean...

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Over the coming months, the Universal Energy Facility (UEF) will support electricity access providers in Africa. Managed by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), the mechanism plans to sign a series of subsidy agreements with...

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Nuru will be able to continue developing its portfolio of projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The electricity access provider based in Goma in the province of North Kivu has closed its...

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MySol Grid Zambia, a subsidiary of Engie Energy Access, has secured a $7.5 million loan to electrify 40,000 people in Zambia. The funding is being provided by the Facility for Energy Inclusion (FEI).The financing...

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Good news for MySol Grid Zambia. The subsidiary of French company Engie Energy Access has just secured $7.5 million in financing for its operations in Zambia. This is senior debt contracted with the Facility...

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Good news for environmental activists in Rwanda. The Rwandan authorities have just announced the abolition of customs duties on imports of electric vehicles. The main aim of the incentive is to reduce carbon dioxide...

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Nine in 10 people in Kenya are using clean fuels and technologies for lighting.The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows that the most common source of clean fuels and technologies are electricity (50...

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These include fund manager Lion’s Head and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Power Africa initiative. Just a few months ago, the solar solutions provider obtained a $5 million loan...

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Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Madagascar will benefit from the solar home systems, which provide rural households with access to electricity. The kits developed by Yellow, a start-up based in Lilongwe, Malawi, have just...

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