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ADB Partners With MSEL To Build 20-MW Solar Power Plant In Bangladesh
The funding includes a $15.5 million loan from ADB and an $8.8 million loan from the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively
The original goal of impact investing was to build out the funding spectrum between philanthropy and commercial investment. But according to Asad Mahmood at SIMA and Nanno Kleiterp, the arrival of private equity firms — promising scale and market-rate financial returns — has pulled all the sector's energy toward the commercial end of the spectrum. They explore the key role philanthropic subsidy has played in the development of emerging markets business, clarify some misconceptions about its role in impact investing, and propose some ways philanthropists and impact investors can better align their efforts.
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- Energy, Finance, Investing, Social Enterprise
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From Baku To The Amazon: Eyes On COP30 As COP29 Disappoints
The meeting’s theme was “In Solidarity for a Green World,” and culminated with the adoption of an agreement that brought incremental progress in climate finance and mitigation goals.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Smart Gamble or Foolish Risk? The Case for and Against Nuclear in Africa
Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sanari Capital Invests $5 Million in Energenic Holdings to Boost Energy Solutions in Africa
With electrification rates averaging only 30% in many regions, there is increasing demand for alternative power solutions, particularly renewable hybrid systems.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EAAIF, FMO and DEG Provide EUR 84 Million to Axian Energy to Finance a 60MW Solar Energy and 72MWH Energy Storage System in Senegal
The critical technology supports the integration of more renewable energy capacity into the power supply, helping Senegal to achieve its ambition of reaching 40% renewable energy capacity by 2030.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UK to Help Give 10 Million People Worldwide Access to Clean Cooking
At COP29 in Baku, Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds will commit to help the Global South access clean forms of cooking that does not burn wood or coal.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: BP, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies Join Forces to Help Increase Access to Energy
Despite ongoing efforts, progress towards universal energy access has stalled, particularly amidst recent macroeconomic shocks and rising energy prices.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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