“Everyone has a story to tell about the darkness,” said Saleban Mohamed Ismail, a resident of Diri-maraa village in Ugaas Madow in Somaliland, enjoying the glow of newly installed solar streetlights.Last year he was...

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The MCA-Benin has, within the framework of the OCEF Facility, initialed between June and August 2020, the co-financing agreements for the 8 projects for the installation and operation of mini-grids, selected at the end...

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The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has officially signed a grant agreement with the Nigerian Electrification Project to improve access to power for underserved and bridging electricity gaps in the country.The grant agreement, REA said,...

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A solar minigrid project is delivering far-reaching health and socio-economic benefits in rural Sierra Leone to clinics following a $1.25 million loan from REPP, funded by the UK government.The Moyamba project is being developed...

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FSD Africa, a UK Government financial sector programme, is making an initial investment of £650,000 in a digital solution that will increase access to carbon markets by connecting carbon credits from small-scale green projects...

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To encourage private sector participation in the provision of renewable energy in remote places, a programme dubbed, Off-Grid Rural Electrification Smart Subsidy (OG-RESS) has been launched.The programme, supported by the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) and World...

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Billions of people around the world, including the majority of Africans and most of the world's rural population, rely on polluting fuels like wood or charcoal for their cooking energy needs. The use of...

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For many years under the darkness of the night sky, thousands of small-scale fishermen set sail off various beaches of Lake Victoria, lit various types of kerosene lamps and waited for fish to come...

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Finnish water technology company, Solar Water Solutions (SWS) has come a little close to being able to offer the world essentially unlimited fresh water supply through a zero-emissions, zero-running cost and eco-friendly desalination technology.

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As the sun sets and darkness falls over a village outside Bahawalpur, Shama Bibi switches on her solar lantern and starts sewing clothes for an upcoming family wedding. Not long ago, nightfall would have...

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