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Acumen and Green Climate Fund Boost COVID-19 Relief in off-Grid Energy Access
With a $30 million investment for sub-saharan africa, Green Climate fund joins a coalition of investors and donors to protect the progress made in achieving universal energy access.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Investing
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Press Release: Angaza Raises $13.5 Million in Series B Financing
Fintech innovator receives funding as it crosses milestone of impacting 12 million lives globally.
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- Energy, Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Solar-Powered Technology To Level the Playing Field for Women and Girls in World’s Poorest Countries
The Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund has awarded 20 organisations a total of £2.9 million in funding for innovative, solar-powered appliance technology projects that will help to level the playing field whilst addressing the climate emergency.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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West African Energy Startup Easy Solar Raises $5 Million Series A Round To Scale Operations
West African energy startup Easy Solar has raised a US$5 million Series A debt and equity funding round to help it scale operations and launch new products in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Africa Minigrid Benchmarking Report Launched
New data confirms distributed energy minigrids most reliable, affordable option for African governments seeking effective rural electrification and improved livelihoods, but lengthy and unpredictable approvals stymie growth.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Zimbabwe Hopes Rural Electrification Can Stop Deforestation. Here’s Why It Might Not Work
Researchers say bigger issues — poverty, corruption, inequality — can undermine rural energy programs if unaddressed.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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Engie and Eib Partner on Off-Grid Solar Scheme in Uganda
Millions of people in rural Uganda are set to access reliable and cheap electricity for the first time under a new off-grid solar scheme.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, off-grid energy, SDGs, solar
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What’s Holding Back Off-Grid Solar – And How the Energy Access Sector Can Turn Things Around
Off-grid solar energy has become a $1.75 billion annual market, reaching 420 million users over the past decade – yet the sector is not on track to meet SDG7’s energy access targets by 2030. What's holding it back? Analysts at Sustainable Energy for All, Duke University and Solar Sister explore some key barriers to adoption, and how the off-grid solar ecosystem can address them.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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