Off-grid solar solutions provide the most effective pathways to bridge the electricity gap in the world, the World Bank said in a report released Tuesday in Nairobi, capital of Kenya.According to the 2024 Off-Grid...

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ZIMBABWE stands at the forefront of a transformative opportunity in the global lithium-ion battery market, driven by its rich lithium deposits and strategic international partnerships, particularly with China.As the world increasingly embraces green energy...

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Some Nigerian mini-grids are bucking this trend, though, as their customers adopt income-generating productive uses of energy (PUEs) that raise electricity sales and boost household incomes.Recognising that agriculture is a mainstay of Nigeria's rural...

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RMI has researched the transformative potential of mini-grid electricity in Nigerianagriculture, demonstrating how productive use of energy can significantly reduceelectricity production costs while boosting agricultural productivity.Nigeria's 170 mini-grids (stand-alone solar and energy storage systems...

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Ghana is to pilot a solar energy programme to address the "age-old" challenge of premix fuel for outboard motors used by the country's fisherfolk.The country's Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said solar energy could provide...

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ABOUT 1,8 million rural households are set to get electricity under the national solarhome system programme to be implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency(REA).The initiative is aimed at bringing clean energy to remote communities...

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DP World’s groundbreaking Solar Mamas initiative has been awarded the ‘Community Involvement Programme of the Year’ in EMEA region at the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Company Awards. This esteemed recognition highlights the programme’s transformative...

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According to SSB, the main driver for connection to the grid at household level is access to the grid in the community."In Dar es Salaam, 87% live in a community with access, and 86%...

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A Nigerian foundation that converted plastic and e-waste to light up refugee communities and underserved regions across Africa has won a Dh500,000 award in Sharjah.LightEd Impact Foundation was selected from over 527 candidates from...

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If the government wants to increase access to electricity in Tanzania, the most cost-effective solution for remote areas is solar energy.This is according to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) and Statistics...

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