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Energy Poverty is Not Gender Blind: How Companies, Funders and Policymakers Can Empower Female Energy Consumers Across Africa
While both men and women in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity and clean energy technologies, women pay a bigger price for this lack of access in nearly every imaginable way. Mutale Ngaba, Katie Brauer, Nathalie Gogue-Ebo and Duda Slawek at Open Capital argue that this crucial aspect of the energy access conversation is often overlooked. They explore the gender inequities in energy poverty, and share learnings from Open Capital's work that can guide the efforts of energy companies, funders and policymakers to put women’s needs at the center of energy access efforts in the region.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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Joint Project with Germany to Modernise Nigeria’s Recycling Sector
Partners from Nigerian civil society, the metal processing industry and the solar industry are working with the Oeko-Institut.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: GOGLA and USEA Sign Partnership to Scale up the Productive Use of Renewable Energy in Uganda
The partnership seeks to enhance the use of renewable energy to improve food security and create economic empowerment in Uganda.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How African Companies Are Solving the Continent’s Solar Finance Problem
While solar adoption is soaring in wealthier regions, it remains startlingly low in Africa. As of 2022, only about 13 gigawatts of solar capacity had been installed across the entire continent.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: OPEC Fund Provides $150 Million to Promote Climate Action in Colombia
The program aims to foster economic opportunities based on the sustainable use of natural resources, develop circular economy models and promote the energy transition.
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- Latin America
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Making ICT4D Green: Three Focus Areas for Improving the Environmental Impact of the Information and Communication Technology for Development Sector
The global digital transformation is generating many positive impacts, and digital technologies have become essential tools for climate and environmental action. But according to Nora Lindström at Catholic Relief Services, the growing use of digital technology is also causing some significant environmental challenges — and the “Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D)” sector must address them. She discusses several ways to increase the tech industry's sustainability, focusing on three key elements of ICT: generative AI, broadband access and electronic equipment.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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COMESA, World Bank Announce $50 Million Energy Access Initiative
The program will engage specialized local and international firms and private investors to provide technical services.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AFC and d.light Achieve Off-Grid Solar Industry Milestone with Full Repayment of Senior Debt for $110 Million Securitization Facility
AFC’s groundbreaking USD$110 million securitization vehicle, BLK1, the first securitization instrument for Pay-As-You-Go solar home systems, has achieved a full exit for its senior lenders months ahead of schedule.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa