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Nine Business Models for Productive Use of Electricity in Africa: A Framework for Generating Profit and Impact in Off-Grid Energy
Improving energy access in rural Africa is crucial for poverty reduction, but grid electricity is often inaccessible or unaffordable — and off-grid alternatives present similar challenges. Olowo Aminu, Bodunde Akinola, Nneka Chime and Mosorire Aiyeyemi at CrossBoundary argue that Productive Use of Electricity (PUE) has the potential to solve these issues, boosting household income and economic growth, while increasing profitability for energy providers. They share a framework CrossBoundary has developed to help off-grid companies and other stakeholders plan for effective PUE implementation.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Technology
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The Climate Innovation Fund and Microsoft Invest $18 Million in Clean Energy Trading in Nigeria
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and the Climate Innovation Fund of US IT giant Microsoft are injecting $18 million into Konexa to help it provide clean energy solutions to Nigerian businesses.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Prime Energy to Issue $7.3 Million Green Bond in Rwanda
The offer opens on March 18 and closes April 5 and the bond will be listed and start trading on the RSE on April 26.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chipmakers Searching for ‘China Plus One’ Are Finding Malaysia
Malaysia is already the world’s sixth-largest exporter of semiconductors, and packages 23 per cent of all American chips.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Why the EV Industry Can Count on Relatively Cheaper Lithium
Prices are expected to rise this year, but likely will remain well below their 2022 peak.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: Sarah Malm Announced as New Executive Director of GOGLA, the Global Association for the Off-Grid Solar Energy Industry
GOGLA represents companies, investors, and development actors working to build sustainable markets for off-grid solar technologies.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Top Findings from Why Off-Grid Energy Matters 2024
60 Decibels, a leading social impact measurement company, announces the publication of Why Off-Grid Energy Matters 2024, the world’s most comprehensive impact assessment of the off-grid sector to date.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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Hydro-Solar Hybrid Starts Commercial Operations in Thailand
The Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has confirmed that a 24 MW floating hydro-solar hybrid project has commenced commercial operations in northeastern Thailand.
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- Energy, Technology
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- South Asia