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Brookfield Raises $2.4 Billion for Emerging Markets-Focused Climate Transition Fund
CTF aims to deploy capital into clean energy and transition assets in emerging markets in South and Central America, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
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- Energy, Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Study Unveiled at UNGA79 Shows Energy Goals on the Brink; Lower Income Countries Dangerously at Risk of Being Left Behind
With just five years to 2030, The SDG7 Backsliding study raises the alarm on the global energy goals under UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Mirova Invests $15 Million in African Solar Energy Provider
The funding will help pay for the construction of the firm’s pipeline of projects, aimed at boosting access to renewable energy.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zeno Raises $9.5 Million to Take On Ampersand and BasiGo With Electric Motorbikes in 2025
The startup intends to accelerate its plans to introduce swappable battery technology across East Africa with the introduction of its first electric motorbikes in early 2025.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GOGLA and e-MFP Forge Strategic Partnership to Drive Financial Inclusion and Off-Grid Solar Expansion
Leaders in the off-grid solar industry and financial inclusion sectors across the Global South are joining forces to expand access to financial services, promote the productive use of off-grid solar energy solutions and help clients grow their livelihoods.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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Kenya Awards $1.3 Billion Power Concession to Adani Group and AFRICA50
The strategic initiative will substantially enhance the country’s power distribution network.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Replacing Old Technologies or Creating New Markets?: The Pros and Cons of Two Paths to Impact for Productive Use of Energy
Productive use of energy (PUE) technologies have the potential to unlock higher incomes and reduce reliance on more costly, non-renewable energy sources in rural and low-income communities. Dan Waldron, Chris Emmott, Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan and Ruth Wairimu at Acumen discuss the advantages and disadvantages of two different paths to impact for PUE: replacing inefficient, fossil fuel-based incumbent technologies, vs. disrupting entire markets with innovative PUE approaches.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology, Transportation
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Chinese Firms to Build Namibia’s Largest Solar Power Plant
The plant will help stabilise future electricity tariff increases, support Namibia's economic growth and promote environmental sustainability, Kahenge Haulofu, NamPower managing director, said in a statement.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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