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Press Release: Malawi Takes Bold Steps to Increase Access to Solar Lights
We are pleased to report that, after lobbying the Malawian authorities, together with the Renewable Energy Industries Association of Malawi (REIAMA) and the wider solar sector, on the 18th February 2022, the Malawi Government took the decision to remove import duties (15 – 30%) on entry level solar lights.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia Switches on Controversial Dam
Ethiopia has generated its first electricity from the Grand Renaissance Dam in defiance of Egypt and Sudan who fear it will decrease their access to Nile water.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US Funding USD $500 Million for Solar Panel Manufacturing in India
The Quad leaders have renewed their commitment to promote a free, open, rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said on Thursday, while emphasising that the US is funding USD 500 million to help American companies manufacture solar panels in India.
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- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy
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African Development Bank Group Commits $164 Million to Promote Renewable Energy In Nigeria, 5 Other Countries
Nigeria is among five other African countries that will benefit from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF).
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, scale
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Failing to Learn from Failure is Undermining Energy Access: Why the Lack of Transparent Discussion is Putting SDG7 at Risk
Despite the clear need for sustainable energy and clean cooking solutions, energy access projects frequently fail – and all too often, these failures go unreported. According to Iwona Bisaga at Modern Energy Cooking Services and Julia Tomei and Tash Perros at University College London, the lack of discussion of failures is holding back progress toward global energy access. They share insights from a new study that examines what failure means to different actors across the sector, assesses the different types of failures that occur, and explores why the topic is so rarely discussed.
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- Energy, Environment
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$56 Million From NORAD to Guarantee Renewable Energy Projects in Africa
The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation is providing a $56 million grant to the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI).
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Quaise Energy Secures $40 Million Series A to Unlock Terawatt-Scale Geothermal Energy
New funding will accelerate Quaise’s ability to demonstrate its novel drilling technology in the field and tap into hotter and denser sources of renewable geothermal energy.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund Backs 40MW Kesses Solar Project in Kenya with US $35 Million Loan
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund confirmed its leading position as a provider of debt funding to Africa’s alternative energy generation sector.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa