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Press Release: IFC and Canada Invest in Husk to Catalyze Solar-Powered Economic Growth in Rural Nigeria
The financing will support the rollout of Husk’s portfolio of solar hybrid minigrids in Northern Nigeria, helping address one of the country’s most urgent development challenges.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Expanding Access to Finance for Energy Enterprises: EnDev Partners with Kiva
Through this collaboration, Kiva will provide tailored financial solutions to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the energy access sector across EnDev’s portfolio in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel, Starlink Strike Deal to Expand Satellite Internet Access
"With the growing demand for reliable connectivity in facilitating remote education, digital finance, and telemedicine — the telco is betting that satellite internet will play a crucial role in scaling digital access."
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: What Can We Learn From Cities About Water Innovation?
Water innovation thrives when public-private partnerships, academic collaborations, and anchor institutions align.
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- WASH
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- Global
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Raiven Capital Launches $100 Million Climatech Fund Anchored by Frog Lake First Nation Investing in Scalable Climatech
"Raiven's Climatech Fund serves as a platform to commercialize Indigenous-led innovation, blending traditional knowledge systems such as "two-eyed seeing" with frontier technologies to develop practical, market-driven solutions in digital infrastructure and clean energy innovation."
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Longi Solar Europe Powers Latin America Energy Shift With Key Utility-Scale Alliance
"The initiative, developed in partnership with a leading global energy developer, leverages LONGi’s Hi-MO 9 modules to address complex energy challenges across sun-drenched and variable climates."
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- Energy
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- Latin America
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New African Space Agency to Coordinate Continent’s Work
With the agency, the AU intends to establish a strong base for the continent to coordinate its approach to space activities in support of sustainable development, disaster management, climate change monitoring, and socio-economic growth.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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ALTÉRRA, Brookfield Invest $100 Million in Indian Renewable Energy Platform Evren
ALTÉRRA was established in December 2023, with a $30 billion commitment from the UAE, and with a goal to mobilize $250 billion by 2030, aimed at driving private capital towards climate investments.
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- Energy, Technology