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OPEC Fund Provides $150 Million Loan to South Africa
The loan forms part of a wider international financing package co-financed by the World Bank, the African Development Bank, KfW and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: India’s Cooking Fuel Crisis Needs a Multi-Fuel Clean Energy Strategy
A multi-fuel strategy built around electrification, biogas and solar can offer energy security, affordability and fiscal relief to India.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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bPOWERd Expands into Nigeria with Solar Battery Rental Hubs
Originally launched in South Africa in 2025, bPOWERd said it facilitated 125,000 rentals within its first 12 months of operations.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- MSMEs, renewable energy, solar, startups
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African Development Bank and Government of Rwanda Launch $300 Million Energy Sector Results-Based Financing II Program Co-Financed With Aiib to Accelerate Universal Energy Access
The performance-based financing approach links disbursements to independently verified results to strengthen electricity transmission and distribution networks, improve grid reliability, and expand on-grid and off-grid connections among other targets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: British International Investment Unveils $300 Million Platform to Accelerate Indian Renewable Power Generation
The new platform to be called North Star, is the first investment made through British Climate Partners, a £1.1 billion climate finance initiative launched by BII last month as part of its new five-year strategy.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Oikocredit Invests in Charm Impact’s Hummingbird One to Support Early-Stage Renewable Energy Companies in Africa
Oikocredit invests in Hummingbird One, a blended finance vehicle supporting early-stage renewable energy companies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Energy Alliance and World Bank Group Partner to Expand Productive Use of Energy Across Africa
As access expands, the next challenge is ensuring that electricity supports livelihoods and economic activity across households, businesses and communities.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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The Rockefeller Foundation and Temasek Trust Announce Global Coalition for Nuclear Philanthropy
GCNP aims to mobilize and coordinate philanthropic capital to accelerate efficient, safe, secure, and equitable nuclear energy deployment globally — 0.1%-0.2% of climate philanthropy currently goes towards it.
- Region
- South Asia
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