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Press Release: In Rural Nigerian Communities, Small Electric Vehicles Powered by Microgrids Cost the Same as Fossil Fuels and Expand Access to Electricity
RMI, Factor[e] Ventures and the UK-charity Shell Foundation show scaling electric mobility with a growing minigrid industry is profitable for both minigrid and electric vehicle operators and improves community access to transportation
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sun King Raises $260 Million to Widen Clean Energy Access in Africa, Asia
One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King, has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Approves $180 Million Loans to Extend Electricity Access to Rural Areas in Rwanda
This follows the 26 May 2021 approval for $84.2 million from the resources of the African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional window of the Bank Group, for the same project.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Seeks to Increase Climate Finance Partnerships on Earth Day
On Earth Day, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) hosted “Investing in a Sustainable Future – Climate Finance in Emerging Markets."
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Impact Africa’s Energy Transition
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will shift the geopolitics of decarbonization, with particularly stark implications for energy politics in Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Small Electric Vehicles Can Act as Productive Use of Energy Catalysts for Rural Minigrids
Minigrids can power two and three-wheeled electric vehicles at a matching price with fossil-fuel alternatives.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Wind Farms Signal Decline of Agriculture in Southern India
The village of Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there have been visible social impacts on the people living in the area.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Report: Investors to the World: Don’t Sell Out the Climate for Energy Security
While the Biden administration floated trial balloons to explore procuring more energy from Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, one influential group of investors is asking: What about the world’s long-term climate goals?
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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