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Press Release: Bamboo Capital Partners Appointed as International Fund Manager by the Government of Haiti and the World Bank for USD$17 Million Energy Access Fund
The objective of OGEF is to electrify 200,000 households in Haiti within the next 10 years. At present, less than one in three Haitian households have access to electricity, which is often unreliable. In rural areas, electrification rates are as low as 5%.
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Uganda Shakes up Electricity Access Amid Global Infrastructure Reset
About 1 billion people worldwide still lack access to electricity, according to the latest data, with efforts moving too slowly to meet a U.N. goal of providing clean, affordable power to everyone on the planet by 2030.
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Press Release: Utilities 2.0 Coalition Unveils Vision for Utility of the Future in Low Energy Access Countries; Announces 1st Demonstration
Power companies in Uganda target win-win-win business models that accelerate electricity access, while benefiting utilities, private sector service companies and energy-poor consumers.
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As World Burns, Clean Energy Growth Stalls for First Time in Nearly Two Decades
“The world cannot afford to press ‘pause’ on the expansion of renewables and governments need to act quickly to correct this situation and enable a faster flow of new projects,” Fatih Birol, IEA’s executive director, said in a statement.
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Press Release: Deetken Impact Partners with Sustainable Energy Central America to Manage Renewable Energy Funds
Deetken Impact and Sustainable Energy Central America (SECA) have partnered to manage two renewable energy funds. These funds invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Central America and the Caribbean, and are designed to fill the financing gap for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Press release: BBOXX Unveils Its Vision for the “Community of the Future” for the Developing World
Tomorrow’s Connected Community is being rolled out in the rural village of Sikpé Afidégnon in Togo, following its inauguration by the H.E. President Faure Gnassingbé, President of the Republic of Togo. The entire village comprised of 300 houses and 4,000 people in the south of the country is to be powered by solar electricity including, streetlights, households, schools and small shops.
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On South America’s largest solar farm, Chinese power radiates
The project, known as Cauchari, is a testament to the rising clout of Beijing as a backer of big projects in cash-strapped emerging markets. And it is helping China cement its standing as the world’s leader in clean-energy technology.
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Press release: Earth Day: Joining Forces to Get Renewable Energy to 1 Million Tanzanians
WE SOLVE is committed to improving employment and economic opportunities for women and providing access to clean energy in rural Tanzania.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, SDGs
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