Access Bank has unveiled its ‘Switch to Solar by Access’ campaign to offer affordable financing opportunities to businesses and customers to adopt a cleaner and more reliable source of electricity through solar photovoltaic (PV) and...

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Although loadshedding and significant power outages have not been a feature ofSouth African life for a while, rapidly increasing electricity tariffs that far outstripinflation and worries about future energy security are still causing sleepless...

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The world’s 72 most “energy-poor” countries will need to triple their electricity production capacity by 2050 if they are to achieve economic development goals, according to a new report by philanthropic body The Rockefeller...

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Understanding albedo can improve the efficiency and performance of solar PV powersystems. Let's unpack this and learn how to optimise albedo.Albedo, in the context of solar power, refers to the measure of a surface's...

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The deployment of EVs in rural areas in Nigeria can be an alternative productive use,benefitting customers and solar mini-grid developers.Also, vehicle electrification is a potential solution to the challenges of rural mobility, rising fuel...

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According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, Rwanda had about 25 megawatts of deployed solar at the end of 2023, the same figure recorded in the last five years.Henry Nyakarundi, the brain behind African...

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The first grid-connected solar energy farm in Zimbabwe is to increase its capacityfrom 2MW to 25MW. The project is slated to be completed this week. Independent power producer Centragrid said the 25MW plant will comprise approximately 70,000...

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d.light, the provider of transformational household products and affordable finance for low-income households, has announced a significant milestone: achieving its highest ever quarterly revenue and profits in Q2 2024. This marks the company’s first net income...

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The financing obtained by the asset manager Communication & Renewable Energy Infrastructure (CREI) consists of a bridge loan of $15 million granted by the Energy Inclusion Facility (EIF) of the African Development Bank (AfDB),...

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On the mini hydro technology front, the authority had completed the construction ofKasanjiku Mini hydro power station in Mwinilunga district targeting 12,000 beneficia ries. The authority has also completed a wind resource assessment study in...

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