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Spiro Raises $100 Million, the Largest-Ever Investment in Africa’s E-Mobility
Spiro says it plans to deploy more than 100,000 electric bikes across Africa by the end of 2025, a 400% year-over-year jump that underscores its ambition to dominate a category long considered too fragmented to scale.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Anchors Africa’s $3 Billion Solar Push Amid Grid Collapse
In a sign that Nigeria may soon anchor West Africa’s energy leap, four states on Tuesday, October 14, inked solar mini-grid agreements as part of a sweeping push behind a $3 billion renewable energy fund.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Investors Are Pouring More Money into Climate Tech
Clean energy companies, EV makers and other green firms attracted $56 billion in the first nine months of 2025 — more than in all of 2024.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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IFC Commits USD $6 Million to Catalyst Fund’s USD $40 Million Africa Climate Tech Vehicle
The fund, managed by Catalyst Impact Partners Corp, will target pre-seed and seed companies in fintech for climate resilience, sustainable livelihoods, etc.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nedbank Invests $28 Million in New GX Capital’s Fund for Clean Energy and Infrastructure in Africa
The fund is purpose-built to channel capital into clean technologies and sustainable infrastructure—including energy, water, gas, and associated services—across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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British International Investment Commits $60 Million to Green Investment Partnership to Close the Climate Finance Funding Gap in South-East Asia
GIP is an innovative blended finance vehicle under FAST-P that has secured $510 million in committed capital from global and regional private, public and philanthropic institutions.
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- South Asia
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EU Announces $638 Million to Support Africa’s Clean Energy Transition
The funding will back projects in nine countries, targeting regional power infrastructure and rural access to clean electricity.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India Reduces GST on Renewable Energy Devices to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition
The tax rate rationalisation is expected to lower the costs of clean energy projects, directly benefiting domestic households, farmers, industries, and developers.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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