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Vitalite Zambia Secures $1.5 Million From EDFI ElectriFI to Support Its Growth
Vitalite is a Solar home System distribution company that was created to increase rural electrification.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Ignite Power Acquires Mwezi’s Solar Solutions Portfolio in Africa
Mwezi, a well-known distributor of solar solutions in Kenya, has been a key player in the country's solar energy sector for several years.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- distribution, scale, solar
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Altech Raises $18 Million to Expand Access to Clean Energy in The DRC
DRC-based Altech Group has secured $18 million in debt financing and grants to expand its solar energy sales and distribution network.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India’s Quest to Build the World’s Largest Solar Farms
Pavagada Ultra Mega Solar Park, a clean-power plant the size of Manhattan, could be a model for the world—or a cautionary tale.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy, solar
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Avaada Raises $1 Billion from Brookfield for Manufacturing of Green Hydrogen and Solar Modules in India
Global Power Synergy Public Company will further invest $68 million in Avaada Energy for releasing debt obligations and supporting growth.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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RUBiS Invests $308 Million in Solar PV Installations in Jamaica
The solar [PV] systems will yield approximately 30 per cent of the energy required to run the facilities.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Cape Town Launches $66 Million Solar PV Project With Help From C40 & GIZ
South Africa is in the midst of its worst electricity rationing program due to depressed generation capacity resulting from several factors.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, solar
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Solar Energy and Clean Cooking Fund Launches in Burundi
The funds aim is to increase the rate of access to electricity and to efficient and clean cooking solutions.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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