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Vammo Aims to Scale E-Motorcycle Battery Swapping Across Latin America
The startup, formerly Leoparda Electric, offers an e-motorcycle subscription that comes with unlimited access to battery swapping stations.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Latin America
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Press Release: DFC CEO in Dominican Republic Announces $200 Million Loan, Intention to Open New Caribbean Office
The $200 million direct loan to Banco Popular Dominicano will support the institution’s lending to small businesses and women entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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EU Countries Reinstate Nuclear Among ‘Strategic’ Net-Zero Technologies
The label will allow nuclear power to benefit from streamlined licensing procedures.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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OPEC Fund’s 50 Million Loan Bolsters SMEs and Promotes Green Energy in West Africa
The loan intends to bolster the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and advance green energy initiatives in West Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EAIF Commits USD 19 Million Senior Secured Debt for 20MW Solar PV Power Project in North-Western Uganda
The project is designed to provide clean, affordable energy for one of the most remote and underserved regions in north-western Uganda.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Energy Catalyst Programme Awards £40 Million to Innovators
The Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst programme has awarded over £40 million in grant funding to a range of innovative projects with plans to harness clean energy and enable a just and inclusive energy transition.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, innovation, renewable energy, SDGs, solar
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BII, FMO, Proparco and Frontier Energy Co-Invest in Planet Solar, Sierra Leone’s First Large-Scale Grid-Connected Solar IPP
The renewable energy potential in Sierra Leone is abundant, primarily in hydropower, wind and solar resources.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia Signs $600 Million Wind Farm Deal in Renewable Energy Boost
The forthcoming Aysha wind farm, sprawling across 18,000 acres, is destined to be Ethiopia’s largest wind power generation facility.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, renewable energy, SDGs, wind
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