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Press Release: Crossboundary Access and Mobile Power Announce $10 Million Partnership to Scale Battery Swapping Services Across Nigeria
CrossBoundary Access will finance the development and construction activities and will own the projects, while Mobile Power will ensure that residents receive clean, reliable electricity for years to come.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Can We Address the E-Waste Challenge and Promote a Sustainable Off-Grid Solar Industry?
At GOGLA we have been working with industry leaders for several years to address product quality and e-waste challenges.
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- Energy, Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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- Global
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The Dark Side of Solar: How Off-Grid Products Are Creating Waste in Africa
Solar e-waste negatively impacts local communities; waste and landfill sites, commonly located close to poorer communities.
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- Energy, Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: CrossBoundary Access’ Blended Finance Model Attracts $10 Million for Mini-Grids from African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)
Africa’s first blended finance facility for mini-grids, CrossBoundary Access, announced $10 million in new funding commitments from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
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- Energy, Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Overlapping Impacts of Off-Grid Solar: Four Ways Innovative Funding Can Enable the Sector to Advance Global Climate and Poverty Goals
How can the off-grid solar sector achieve its energy access and climate-related goals? Laura Fortes and Drew Corbyn at GOGLA argue that there’s one clear answer to that question: more and better finance. They discuss four ways innovative funding models can enable the sector to rapidly and radically accelerate progress toward universal energy access and other development goals.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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Press Release: African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Welcomes $50 Million in New Commitments from Germany and USA at Africa Climate Summit
SEFA is a multi-donor Special Fund that provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Paper Highlights the Critical Role of Off-Grid Solar Technologies in Powering Climate Adaptation and Justice
Off-grid solar is the quickest and least cost way to electrify 55% of the 675 million people living with no energy access today.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Puerto Rico’s Solar Revolution: What We Can Learn From the Island’s Energy Crisis
Six years after Hurricane Maria crippled Puerto Rico's antiquated electrical grid, residents are embracing energy resiliency and renewables on their own terms. The mainland should take notice.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Latin America