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Open Access Energy Secures $750,000, Launching $1.5 Million Seed Round in South Africa
OAE’s technology offers a solution by connecting electricity generated from distributed renewable sources with unmet demand.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Canada’s TC Energy to Sell Pipeline Stake to Indigenous Groups for $722 Million
The deal will see an Indigenous-owned investment partnership acquire a minority interest in the NGTL system and Foothills assets in western Canada.
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- Energy
- Region
- North America
- Tags
- human rights, partnerships
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Goldman Sachs Invests $440 Million in Renewable Independent Power Producer
The strategic investment in BrightNight will support the development of utility, commercial, and industrial solar and energy storage projects.
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- Global
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Oorja Closes US $1.5 Million Pre-Series A To Scale Its Farming-as-a-Service Model
Oorja owns, operates and maintains decentralised solar infrastructure at the farm level and sells affordable irrigation and milling services to groups of smallholder farmers.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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New Research Suggests Africa’s Green Economy Could Create More Than 3 Million Direct Jobs by 2030
“Forecasting Green Jobs in Africa” underscores the critical importance of a skilled workforce as an input accelerating African green industries.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Group Approves $500 Million Loan to Boost Electricity Access in Nigeria
The loan will help close the financing gap of the Federal Budget in the 2024/25 fiscal year.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ugandan Government Plans to Implement Shs 6.4 Trillion E-Mobility Strategy
When fully implemented, government says, e-mobility will generate at least $15m (Shs55.3 trillion) in annual revenue.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, employment
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Masdar Issues $1 Billion Green Bond to Invest in Greenfield Renewable Energy Projects
The proceeds will be invested into new renewable energy projects.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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