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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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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