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SunEdison, IFC, OFID, and CABEI Close $146M Financing for Solar PV Projects in Honduras Totaling 81.7 MW
SunEdison Inc. (Belmont, CA, US) on December 15th, 2014 announced the closing of an approximately USD 146 million non-recourse debt financing arrangement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID).
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- Energy
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- Latin America
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- renewable energy, solar
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Rwanda: Phone Charging Made Simple
Rwanda's Henri Nyakarundi founded African Renewable Energy Distributor (ARED) to give renewable energy solutions to the public and private sectors in his home country Rwanda after failing to find a place to charge his phone from. However, he never imagined that his idea would ever cross the border.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Off-Grid Solar Companies Closed $64M in 2014: The Start of a Bigger Trend?
Early-stage investments in off-grid solar companies operating in developing countries reached $63.9 million in 2014, according to a tally from Greentech Media.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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NexThought Monday – Social Enterprise Startup Lessons from Burkina Faso: Doing business at the bottom of the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business Index’
Social enterprises are tackling the most challenging problems facing the BoP, but, in truth, we have not fully developed specific strategies or approaches for BoP-oriented start-ups in those crucial early months, writes Andrew Lala, co-founder of startup Clair de Lune. He offers several lessons from his social enterprise’s first three months on the ground in the heart of West Africa.
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- Energy
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Decisions, Decisions: How do enterprises choose their markets for clean energy products and services in India?
The off-grid electricity market in India is huge, with over 300 million people living without access to electricity. With such a large market, how do enterprises decide which geographical area to target? Should they focus on a small niche market, or diversify from day one? Sanjoy Sanyal and Pamli Deka of New Ventures India discuss the options and provide advice.
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- Energy, Environment
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Social Entrepreneurship and Global Warming
The consequences of a temperature rise greater than 2°C would be catastrophic for all of humanity, but the greatest impact would be on the planet’s poorest people, who face profound loss from flooding, displacement and food scarcity. Social entrepreneurs are among those best positioned to improve the lives of the poor and mitigate global warming, says Thane Kreiner.
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- Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise
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- renewable energy
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d.light Reaches 500,000th Pay-As-You-Go Customer, Launches Access Initiative
Company announces strategic focus to scale solar through financing globally
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- Energy, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Solar energy technology for those with no access to electricity
With 1.7 billion people living without access to mains electricity, we look at five solar-powered products that could ease the problems of those 'off the grid'
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- Energy, Environment
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