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Pay-As-You-Go Solar Kit Sales Surge 54% in Sub-Saharan Africa in H1 2025
The report shows that PAYGo sales, where customers purchase solar kits in installments, surpassed cash sales for the first time since 2018.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa’s Mulilo Secures $75 Million from Norfund
The company has been expanding its project pipeline following an earlier investment by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CrossBoundary Energy Secures Additional US $200 Million Senior Debt With Multiple New Lenders to Further Renewable Energy Portfolio Expansion Across Africa
"The transaction will further the construction of CrossBoundary Energy’s renewable energy infrastructure in Africa, providing energy-as-a-service to customers in mining, heavy industry, and telecommunications."
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tripling the Adaptation Finance Goal Is Possible — Here’s What It Takes
We explore here whether a tripling of the adaptation finance goal would be possible — and find that it could be by 2035, the target year for the $300 billion NCQG.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Removing CO2 From Atmosphere Vital to Avoid Catastrophic Tipping Points, Leading Scientist Says
10bn tonnes must be captured from the air every year to limit global heating to 1.7C, says Johan Rockström.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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Scaling up Access to Electric Cooking Solutions for Households in Zambia
"The electric cookers offer families economic as well as health benefits by reducing household fuel costs and indoor air pollution associated with traditional cooking methods."
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: As Risks Multiply in a World Thirsty for Energy, Diversification and Cooperation Are More Urgent Than Ever
"In an increasingly complex energy security context spanning a wide range of fuels and technologies, the World Energy Outlook 2025 identifies key choices, opportunities and trade-offs for governments."
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: More Coastal and Island Countries Include Ocean Action in Climate Plans – But Biggest Climate Opportunities Still Untapped, WRI Report Warns
"The report comes as six countries join the Blue NDC Challenge at COP30 to accelerate ocean action in national climate commitments – including Belgium, Cambodia, Canada, Indonesia, Portugal and Singapore."
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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