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Analysis: Expanded Access to Solar Power in Africa Can Stimulate Economic Development – But There Are Risks
UN SDG7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. But in Africa, around 600 million people continue to live without access to electricity.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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D.light Raises $50 Million for Its Solar Home Systems
Several investors are raising $50 million to support d.light's expansion in Africa. In rural areas, the company based in San Francisco in the United States of America distributes solar home systems and other solar-powered appliances.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Development Finance Institutions, British International Investment To Invest $116 Million In African Infrastructure
Development Finance Institutions (DFI), British International Investment (BII) and FMO have announced a joint commitment of $116 million to African Infrastructure Investment Fund 4 (AIIF4), managed by African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM).
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Disruptive Technology of Solar-Power Bus Kit Launches in Germany
A first of its kind solar-powered bus kit solution launches in Germany. Will this be the example to follow in Africa?
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- Energy
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- innovation, renewable energy, solar
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Press Release: CrossBoundary Energy Secures US $40 Million in Equity to Expand Commercial and Industrial Portfolio Across Africa
The equity will allow CrossBoundary Energy to further scale its investments in renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial businesses across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Persistent Energy Raises $10 Million to Grow its Clean-Tech Venture Building Business in Africa
Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in Series C funding to grow its climate venture building business in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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Analysis: Why Hydropower’s Human Rights Problem May Be Insurmountable
Long delays and countless human rights abuses make it hard to see hydropower playing a major role in net zero.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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EDFI and Oikocredit invest $8 Million in Solar Panda’s Solar Kits in Kenya
Canadian company Solar Panda is using the pay-as-you-go model to spread its electricity access solutions in Kenya.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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