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CLASP and GEAPP Expand Access to Affordable, Energy-efficient Appliances in Africa
CLASP and GEAPP scale up their innovative financing program to support more African businesses and farmers with affordable, energy-efficient appliances.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Acumen Invests $1 Million in Somalia’s KIMS to Grow Off-Grid Solar
"Sharia-compliant solar financing to boost energy access in Somalia."
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CrossBoundary Access and ANKA Announce $20 Million Mini-Grid Partnership in Madagascar
"This partnership will connect over 62,000 Malagasy people to electricity by 2026."
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Startup Solar Panda Acquires Zambian Solar Firm In Expansion Move
"The acquisition adds more than 100,000 customers to Solar Panda’s portfolio and expands its operations beyond Kenya and Senegal."
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zero Carbon Charge Secures $5.6 Million to Expand Solar EV Charging Network in South Africa
"The investment will support the company’s efforts to build a national network of solar-powered, ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations positioned every 150 kilometres along the country’s major roads."
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, infrastructure, solar, startups
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Africa Can Unlock $4 Trillion to Finance Vital Infrastructure: Report
"Some of Africa’s most crucial infrastructure needs are in the energy sector where 16 gigawatts need to be added annually by 2050. . ."
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Efficiency for Access Publishes a Report on Constructing the World’s Most Sustainable Solar-Powered Cold Room
". . . Efficiency for Access published ‘Designing for Sustainability: Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Cold Room’, a report setting out the principles behind the construction of the world’s most sustainable solar-powered cold room to date."
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US Trails China in 2025 Global Energy Investment, Projected to Exceed $3 Trillion
China is expected to drive much of the global investment surge in energy with the country having more than doubled its investment in energy since 2015.
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- Asia Pacific
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