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Press Release: CrossBoundary Energy Access and Engie Energy Access Sign Largest Mini-Grid Project Finance Transaction in Africa to Build $60 Million of Mini-grids in Nigeria
CBEA and ENGIE are excited that this innovative financing approach will provide electricity to more than 150,000 people in Nigeria and can be replicated across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Pioneer Facility Invests in Techno Hill to Expand Solar Microgrids in Myanmar
The Pioneer Facility signs its first investment in Myanmar with Techno Hill, a pioneering solar microgrid developer.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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- electricity, energy access, microgrid, minigrids, solar
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Energy Policies For Refugee Assistance: Sustainability And Access
Paradoxically as more and more people are forcibly disconnected from energy grids and forced into refugee camps, these individuals’ per capita energy consumption increases despite individuals using less.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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EDFI and Oikocredit invest $8 Million in Solar Panda’s Solar Kits in Kenya
Canadian company Solar Panda is using the pay-as-you-go model to spread its electricity access solutions in Kenya.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Governments and Donors Urged to Step up Support for Minigrids to Accelerate Universal Energy Access in Rural Areas in Africa
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) has today called for more support from governments and donors to the minigrid sector in Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bboxx & Orange Connect 150,000 People in DRC to Clean Energy
Bboxx and Orange Telecom have partnered to help accelerate the provision of clean energy access for households across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CrossBoundary Energy Access raises $25 Million to Finance Solar-Powered Minigrids in Africa
CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) has raised $25 million from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners, Bank of America, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to finance the development of solar minigrids in Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- electricity, energy access, finance, minigrids, solar
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A Roadmap for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Island Nations: Three Success Factors for the Eastern Caribbean’s Transition from Fossil Fuels
The Eastern Caribbean has struggled in recent years, as natural disasters – combined with the COVID-19 pandemic – have caused a precipitous drop in the tourism revenues it depends on. But as Pepukaye Bardouille at the IFC explains, transitioning to renewable energy could help address this challenge, reducing the region’s cost of electricity, supporting its climate resilience, limiting its dependence on imported fossil fuels, and producing jobs outside the tourism sector. She presents three success factors for achieving this transition – insights that could also be applicable to other island nations.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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