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AMK of Cambodia Borrowing $7.5 Million for Green Microfinance via Bond Issue From British Based BII, and Swiss Based Symbiotics
Cambodia’s AMK Microfinance Institution is to fund its ongoing lending for electric two- and three-wheeled vehicles as well as new products.
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- South Asia
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- e-mobility, impact bonds, lending, microfinance, MSMEs, renewable energy, solar, waste
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Press Release: UNDP to Support Seven Innovative Financial Solutions for Clean Energy in East Africa
The seven solutions are the winners of the UNDP Climate Aggregation Platform Financial Innovation Challenge which aims to crowdsource innovative financial aggregation solutions for clean energy assets in East Africa.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: ENGIE Partners With CarbonClear to Finance the Access to Energy Challenge in Africa Through the Voluntary Carbon Market
A landmark partnership was signed today to foster the sustainable development and access to energy financing in Africa through the Voluntary Carbon Markets.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Decentral Raises $12 Million to Provide Solar to Businesses in South Africa
The Johannesburg, South Africa-based company is getting $12.1 million to expand its project portfolio in South Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- renewable energy, solar
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Press Release: DFC Approves More Than $655 Million of Investments to Bolster Infrastructure, Energy Security, Food Security, and Healthcare in Q2 of FY2023
The transactions will support U.S. foreign policy and development priorities across the globe.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Africa Data Centres Signs 20-Year Solar Energy Partnership With Distributed Power Africa
Distributed Power Africa will supply 12MW of renewable solar energy for Africa Data Centres facilities in South Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- data, energy access, innovation, renewable energy, solar
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Nigeria Begins Work on Solar Cell Production Factory to Boost Power Supply
Work has begun in Nigeria on the construction of a solar-cell production factory aimed at increasing power supply in the West African country.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Outgrowing the Flower Pot: Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough
A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholders, and these devices can significantly boost farmers' yields and product quality. But as Daniel Waldron, Christopher Emmott, Priyanka Dudeja, Paraag Sabhlok and Chris Wayne at Acumen explain, just like a tree growing in a flower pot, this new growth can become a burden if it has nowhere to go. They argue that productive equipment must be combined with market access interventions to truly benefit smallholders, and highlight two innovative companies that are demonstrating the impact of this approach.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
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