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How Innovation Created an Off-Grid Solar Market in Rural Bangladesh — And What Other Countries Can Learn from this Model
In the early 2000s, a small-scale World Bank pilot project in Bangladesh unexpectedly grew into the largest off-grid solar program in the world. According to Nancy Wimmer at microSOLAR, the program's success provided the rest of the world with a model for how low- and middle-income countries can develop a nationwide, rural market for decentralized solar systems driven by home-grown companies. She explores how other countries can adapt Bangladesh’s market-creating innovations to their own local environments.
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- Energy, Technology
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Solar Power Provider Seeks $100 Million for Nigeria Expansion
WATT Renewable Corp aims to raise as much as $100-million by the end of 2024 to expand its business of providing solar power.
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- Energy, Investing, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BlackRock Eyes $7 Billion for New Global Renewable Power Fund
The world's biggest asset manager BlackRock said it hopes to raise up to $7 billion for its fourth Global Renewable Power Fund as clients ramp up climate-friendly investments.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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Nigeria’s BUA Gets $500 Million Funding to Develop New Cement Lines
The funding would help the company part-finance and develop two new, energy-efficient cement production lines at its plant in Sokoto state.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- infrastructure, renewable energy, solar, waste
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Unlocking Solar Capital Africa: The Future is Bright
Strong collaboration between public and private actors is key to catalysing more capital towards energy access.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Repairing Electronics: A Circular Economy Solution for Reducing E-Waste and Building Resilience in Rural Africa
The accumulation of electronic waste is an increasingly urgent issue around the world. And as Sofia Ollvid at SolarAid points out, Africa is ground zero for this problem, since a significant amount of e-waste created globally is shipped to dumpsites across the continent. She explores how repairing electronic devices can help address this challenge while also boosting the local economy, as shown by a SolarAid program that's training repair technicians in Zambia and Malawi to extend the lifespan of solar devices.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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Press Release: Sun King and Citi Close First $130 Million Sustainable Securitisation to Broaden Access to Finance for Off-Grid Solar in Kenya
The transaction aims to expedite clean and reliable energy access for Kenyan families and businesses.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Clime Capital, Touchstone Partners Back Solar Cleantech Platform ‘Stride’ to Accelerate Vietnam’s Low-Carbon Transition
Stride helps residential and small business consumers take the next step toward a clean energy future.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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