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Husk Power Systems Secures $6 Million from EU-funded EDFI ElectriFI
Bihar-based Husk Power Systems will use $6 million of newly acquired funds to build solar hybrid microgrids in 80 communities in rural India.
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- Asia Pacific
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Largest Corporate Solar Power Purchase Agreement in Africa Reaches Financial Close
Tronox’s operations are highly energy intensive and will ensure a 13% reduction in global carbon emissions.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access
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‘Nearly Every Indicator of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Is off Track’: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Report
This year's report, "The Future of Progress," especially noted the impact of the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Yemen.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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- SDGs
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Press Release: Pioneer Facility Invests in Techno Hill to Expand Solar Microgrids in Myanmar
The Pioneer Facility signs its first investment in Myanmar with Techno Hill, a pioneering solar microgrid developer.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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- energy access, solar
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Press Release: DFC Board of Directors Approves $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges
DFC Board of Directors has approved $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Press Release: Mesh-Grid Energizes Community in Nasarawa State at 30% Cost Saving Compared With Mini-Grid
Creeds Energy has energized 50 households in Bassa, Nasarawa State, with 24-hour solar energy access using mesh-grids from Okra Solar.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate health, scale, solar
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Bboxx Buys Pay-As-You-Go Solar Company PEG Africa
According to the announcement, the acquisition will make Bboxx and its group of companies Africa’s largest network for utility services.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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International Energy Agency Says Indonesia Needs to Invest $8 Billion per Year on Energy Transition
To hit its 2060 net zero pledge, Indonesia will need to almost triple energy investment by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest report.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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- renewable energy
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