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Korean Firm Kia Will Invest $649 Million in Mexico to Begin Production of Electric Vehicles in the Country
Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said, “In a time of such uncertainty regarding the automotive industry, tariffs, new rules, etc., etc., the fact that this decision is being made means that this company, which is one of the most important in the world, is experiencing productivity in Mexico and is seeing opportunities and investment in the country, . . . ”
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Latin America
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When ‘Patient Capital’ isn’t Patient Enough: How Mismatched Funder Timelines in PAYGo Solar are Holding Back Energy Access in Africa
The energy access conversation in Africa is usually framed around deployment, with success defined by connection targets, cost reduction and rural reach. But Kolawole Osinowo at the FATE Institute argues that these goals don't address a binding constraint for companies working at the last mile: the time it takes for households to repay the solar assets they bought via PAYGo financing. As he explains, the PAYGo model spreads out payments for the benefit of the consumer, but it adds the cost of waiting to the provider’s balance sheet — and that cost later spreads to the company’s investors. And though much of the capital that supports energy access presents itself as patient, willing to wait for these PAYGo assets to be repaid, in practice, these investors often behave otherwise. He discusses the impacts of this mismatch, and explores how capital can be structured for better alignment with PAYGo timelines.
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BasiGo and Rubis Energy Kenya Partner to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure Across Kenya
The partnership is deploying high-power DC Fast Chargers, which will serve BasiGo Electric buses while also being available to the public.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Wind and Solar Power Overtake Fossil Fuels in Germany for First Time Ever
Solar and onshore wind have grown rapidly under Germany’s “Energiewende” strategy over the past two decades, as the nation transitions away from both coal and nuclear power.
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- Energy
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- Europe & Eurasia
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- decarbonization, renewable energy, solar, wind
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ADB and Partners Power Timor-Leste’s Energy Future with Landmark Investment in Solar and Battery Storage
The landmark investment—which is also Timor-Leste’s first independent power producer project —will be operated by Manatuto Renewables Power and will help to transform the country’s energy landscape by reducing reliance on imported diesel.
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Kenyan Teenagers Build $126 Exhaust Filter From Maize Cobs and Coconut Shells
Fredrick Njoroge Kariuki and Miron Onsarigo call their invention HewaSafi, Swahili for "clean air". It is designed to fit onto matatus, the privately owned minibuses that carry millions of passengers across Kenya's cities every day and are among the country's biggest sources of urban air pollution.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The AI Sustainability Paradox
AI is being sold as a tool to solve sustainability’s hardest data problems, from Scope 3 emissions to climate-risk intelligence. But the infrastructure behind that intelligence — data centers, water use, energy demand, chips, grids, and community consent — is becoming its own sustainability test. Drawing on conversations at Trellis Impact 26, Ming Wong explores what AI’s physical footprint means for impact investors, corporate sustainability leaders, and the communities being asked to host the next generation of digital infrastructure.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Smart Freight Centre and Shell Foundation Launch Report on Inclusive EV Financing for India’s Freight Drivers
The study of 1,500+ freight drivers across 11 states highlights pathways to improve livelihoods while accelerating freight decarbonization in India.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Asia Pacific
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