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Press Release: 70 Million People Gained Energy via Off-Grid Solar Despite COVID – New Report Shows
A new report shows that the off-grid solar industry continues to grow, with 70 million more people having gained access to electricity through off-grid solar power since 2019.
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- Energy
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India, UAE Can Benefit From Increasing Cooperation in Energy, Skills, Education: Deloitte Report
"Under the preferential trade agreement, the two economies may benefit from sharing knowledge and best practices in several areas of mutual interest," the report said.
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- Global
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To Stop Climate Catastrophe, Invest in Clean Cooking: Exploring the Lack of Funding – And Signs of Progress – In the Industry
As devastating heat waves and wildfires become an unwelcome part of summer around the world, it's clear that climate change is no longer a future risk we need to prepare for, but an ongoing crisis we need to navigate. To tackle this challenge, Dymphna van der Lans at the Clean Cooking Alliance argues that the world needs to phase out inefficient, greenhouse gas-emitting cooking methods like wood- and charcoal-burning fires – but for that to happen, funders will need to step up. She explores the lack of funding that has typically plagued the clean cooking sector, and discusses some promising signs of growing momentum.
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- Energy, Environment
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Shell-Backed Orb Energy Raises $20 Million
Orb Energy plans to deploy these funds to strengthen its in-house financing facility for rooftop and ground-mounted solar customers in India.
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- Energy
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- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy
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Solar Player Orb Energy Secures Additional USD $20 Million Loan From United States International Development Finance Corporation
This loan will also create additional jobs and cut energy costs for businesses, boosting economic growth in a sector that is key to the countrys development goals.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Energy Infrastructure Firms to Scale Mini-Grid Model in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
The project will see the companies co-develop four new mini-grids and four agri-processing hubs on Idjwi Island, DRC, followed by a further four solar mini-grids and three APHs in south-east Rwanda.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, scale, SDGs
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CrossBoundary Energy Commissions First-Of-Its-Kind Commercial Solar and Battery System in Sierra Leone
Renewable energy investment company CrossBoundary Energy has commissioned a solar photovoltaic power plant with a battery storage system for a plantation forestry group in Sierra Leone.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- solar
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Campaigners Urge International Finance Corporation to Ditch Reported Backing for Vietnam Gas Project
A group of 26 influential climate organisations are urging the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to abandon plans to support construction of an LNG-to-power plant in Vietnam.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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- energy access
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