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South Africa Energy Startup Wetility Raises $27.8 Million Funding to Solar Power Thousands of Homes
South African solar-as-a-service provider Wetility has secured a ZAR500 million (US$27.8 million) structured capital partnership with Jaltech, a leading funder of solar energy projects, to help provide clean, reliable, and cost-effective solar energy to over one million homes and businesses across the country.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CLASP and GEAPP Expand Access to Affordable, Energy-efficient Appliances in Africa
CLASP and GEAPP scale up their innovative financing program to support more African businesses and farmers with affordable, energy-efficient appliances.
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- Agriculture, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Brazil, Others to Tap $1 Billion Industry Decarbonisation Programme
The countries will all be able to access cheap financing from CIF's Industry Decarbonization Investment Program, with every $1 expected to draw in $12 in financing from other sources, including development banks and the private sector.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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Acumen Invests $1 Million in Somalia’s KIMS to Grow Off-Grid Solar
"Sharia-compliant solar financing to boost energy access in Somalia."
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CrossBoundary Access and ANKA Announce $20 Million Mini-Grid Partnership in Madagascar
"This partnership will connect over 62,000 Malagasy people to electricity by 2026."
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Startup Solar Panda Acquires Zambian Solar Firm In Expansion Move
"The acquisition adds more than 100,000 customers to Solar Panda’s portfolio and expands its operations beyond Kenya and Senegal."
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Efficiency for Access Publishes a Report on Constructing the World’s Most Sustainable Solar-Powered Cold Room
". . . Efficiency for Access published ‘Designing for Sustainability: Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Cold Room’, a report setting out the principles behind the construction of the world’s most sustainable solar-powered cold room to date."
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US Trails China in 2025 Global Energy Investment, Projected to Exceed $3 Trillion
China is expected to drive much of the global investment surge in energy with the country having more than doubled its investment in energy since 2015.
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- Asia Pacific
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