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BURN, Trade and Development Bank Group to Expand Access to Clean Cooking in Mozambique, DRC & Zambia
The agreement will support the rollout of BURN’s industry-leading ECOA biomass and IoT-enabled induction cookstoves.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wetility Secures $27.8 Million from Jaltech to Scale Solar Access for South African Homes and SMEs
The capital injection is set to support Wetility’s plans to provide solar power and battery systems to over a million homes and businesses across South Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, MSMEs, scale, solar
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South Africa Energy Startup Wetility Raises $27.8 Million Funding to Solar Power Thousands of Homes
South African solar-as-a-service provider Wetility has secured a ZAR500 million (US$27.8 million) structured capital partnership with Jaltech, a leading funder of solar energy projects, to help provide clean, reliable, and cost-effective solar energy to over one million homes and businesses across the country.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Cleaner Fuel Push in Rural India Needs More Energy
"Major progress has been made in improving rural households’ access to clean cooking energy through the Ujjwala Scheme. However, hurdles remain. . ."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Africa Can Unlock $4 Trillion to Finance Vital Infrastructure: Report
"Some of Africa’s most crucial infrastructure needs are in the energy sector where 16 gigawatts need to be added annually by 2050. . ."
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Efficiency for Access Publishes a Report on Constructing the World’s Most Sustainable Solar-Powered Cold Room
". . . Efficiency for Access published ‘Designing for Sustainability: Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Cold Room’, a report setting out the principles behind the construction of the world’s most sustainable solar-powered cold room to date."
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Salpha Energy Raises $1.3 Million Funding to Scale Local Solar Assembly
Salpha will use the funding to scale operations, expand its product portfolio, and strengthen its local solar assembly facility.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Research: Nigerian and Kenyan Farmers Can Be First Step to Making Rural Mini Grids More Profitable and Affordable
"This article draws from research conducted under the ‘Sustainability, Inclusiveness and Governance of Mini grids in Africa’ (SIGMA) project, funded by a Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) research grant (ES/T006684/1)."
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa