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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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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Press Release: GOGLA Launches Initiative to Strengthen and Scale Consumer Protection in the Off-Grid Solar Sector
Strong consumer protection in the off-grid solar space is critical for achieving a clean energy transition for all.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: Palmetto Closes $150 Million Investment from TPG Rise Climate
Palmetto announced it has raised $150 million to continue spurring the adoption of clean energy and access to residential solar across the United States.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- North America
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New French Fund With 87.5 Million Euros Targets African Solar Development
A new investment fund with 87.5 million euros ($92.63 million) will finance solar power production across Africa.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Husk Power First to Surpass 200 Minigrids Across Asia, Africa
Husk Power announced in January that it had become the first minigrid company to achieve corporate profitability.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- business development, scale, solar
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