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African Development Bank’s Off-Grid Recovery Platform for COVID-19 Reaches Financial Close
The African Development Bank has reached a financial close on financing agreements for a $20 million concessional investment from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa for the COVID-19 Off-Grid Recovery Platform.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Inaccurate Solar Production Estimates Impact All Players in the African Power Value Chain
CrossBoundary Energy has released a report, Measuring Solar Irradiation in Africa: A case for change which shows how the biases in the estimation of solar production in Africa can lead to reduction in savings for African businesses.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Can Emerging Markets Capitalise on Geothermal Energy’s Potential?
Geothermal energy lags behind other forms of renewables in terms of installed capacity; however, it is an effective solution for many countries.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Renewable Energy Integration in India: Ways to Maximise Solar, Wind Power System
India’s renewable-rich states have a higher share of variable renewable energy than most countries. As a result, many are already facing system integration challenges.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Mitsui & Co Invests in Biomass Supply Chain Manager Punjab Renewable Energy Systems
The growth of PRESPL will contribute significantly to reducing air pollution and carbon emissions in India by effectively using agricultural residues as a fuel-stock for the bio-energy
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy
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What India Needs for a Just Energy Transition
Ensuring that the opportunities of India’s transition are shared fairly throughout society — and workers and communities are not left to face the challenges alone — is not an easy task.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy, solar
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Innovative Financing Secures 28 New Minigrids in Nigeria
These 28 distributed renewable energy (DRE) systems, designed as solar PV and battery-powered minigrids, aim to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural areas.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Solar Energy Storage Unit Developer Gets a $1.4 Million Grant
Battery and energy storage firm, AceOn has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst 8 Fund.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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