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Singapore Fund Seeks $168 Million to Provide Millions of Stoves to Poor Families in India and Africa
The Indore, India-based EKI will invest US$25 million in the fund and make the stoves, according to Icam chief investment officer Deepak Mawandia.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Solar Mini Grids Can Be Least-Cost Solution to Close Energy Access Gap in Africa by 2030
Climate action efforts can tap solar mini grids that offer a lower greenhouse gas emission alternative compared to diesel-fueled systems and kerosene-based appliances.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Indonesian Government Starts Building $2.6 Billion Hydropower Plant
The Mentarang Induk project will have more than 1.3GW of power generation capacity.
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- Energy
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- South Asia
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- renewable energy
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New French Fund With 87.5 Million Euros Targets African Solar Development
A new investment fund with 87.5 million euros ($92.63 million) will finance solar power production across Africa.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa: A Partnership to Finance Clean Cooking Through Carbon Credits
A partnership has been signed between several organisations to channel carbon credits to support access to clean cooking around the world, particularly in Africa.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Scaling up Clean Cooking Options in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Benefit Health and Climate
University of Liverpool presents findings from the first-ever global climate impact modeling analysis highlighting the positive climate and health impacts of scaling clean cooking options.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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- clean cooking, climate change, scale
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Tesla to Invest $5 Billion in Mexican EV Gigafactory
Tesla has announced the construction of a $5bn gigafactory in Mexico, after BMW announced similar plans.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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Husk Power First to Surpass 200 Minigrids Across Asia, Africa
Husk Power announced in January that it had become the first minigrid company to achieve corporate profitability.
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- Energy
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- Global
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- business development, scale, solar