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Africa REN Commissions Senegal’s First Solar-Plus-Storage Plant
The facility is designed to improve grid reliability by supporting frequency regulation, providing energy during peak demand hours, and offering backup capacity during outages.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Roam & Keep It Cool Partner To Launch Electric Cold Chain Delivery Network In Kenya
Earthshot Prize Finalists Roam and Keep It Cool (KIC) have teamed up to launch a fully electric cold-chain delivery network in Kenya.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Local Banks Back Sun King’s $156 Million Pay-As-You-Go Solar Financing in Kenya
The scale of this raise highlights Sun King’s leadership in off‑grid energy, but it also accentuates a growing divide in the market.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank’s SEFA and Partners Sign $26.5 Million Deal for Zambia’s Ilute Solar Project
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), managed by the African Development Bank, has committed to contribute $8 million toward a $26.5 million financing package to support the 32 MWp Ilute Solar Project in Zambia.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wetility Secures $27.8 Million from Jaltech to Scale Solar Access for South African Homes and SMEs
The capital injection is set to support Wetility’s plans to provide solar power and battery systems to over a million homes and businesses across South Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- energy access, MSMEs, scale, solar
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Zero Carbon Charge Secures $5.6 Million to Expand Solar EV Charging Network in South Africa
The investment will support the company’s efforts to build a national network of solar-powered, ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations positioned every 150 kilometres along the country’s major roads.
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- Energy, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Energy Startup Wetility Raises $27.8 Million Funding to Solar Power Thousands of Homes
South African solar-as-a-service provider Wetility has secured a ZAR500 million (US$27.8 million) structured capital partnership with Jaltech, a leading funder of solar energy projects, to help provide clean, reliable, and cost-effective solar energy to over one million homes and businesses across the country.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Acumen Invests $1 Million in Somalia’s KIMS to Grow Off-Grid Solar
"Sharia-compliant solar financing to boost energy access in Somalia."
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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