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Cape Town Launches $66 Million Solar PV Project With Help From C40 & GIZ
South Africa is in the midst of its worst electricity rationing program due to depressed generation capacity resulting from several factors.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Viewpoint: Social Finance: We Can’t Change Education Outcomes if We Don’t Innovate
Facing a global learning crisis, how an innovative development impact bond focussed on improving learning outcomes for students.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Chile Plans to Nationalize Its Vast Lithium Industry
The shock move in the country with the world's largest lithium reserves would in time transfer control of Chile's vast lithium operations from industry giants to a separate state-owned company.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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BII and Shell Foundation to Invest $245 Million in Clean Energy
The partnership aims to support the deployment of renewable energy through the financing of start-up companies in Africa and South Asia.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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UWI Researchers Cop $300,000 to Study Nature-Based Coastal Solutions
Researchers at the University of the West Indies have secured US $300,000 to conduct much needed research into designing sustainable, nature-based coastal solutions.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- climate change
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Raxio Group Gets $33 Million in African Data Market Investment
The funding enables the design, construction, operation, and management of a series of high-impact data centres in seven countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Solar Energy and Clean Cooking Fund Launches in Burundi
The funds aim is to increase the rate of access to electricity and to efficient and clean cooking solutions.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Challenge of Private Equity Investment in Low-Income Countries
After a steady rise in private investment in low- and middle-income countries, over the past several years, the trend is now reversing.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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