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Month: August 2018

News in Brief

Uganda’s Khainza Energy wins Shs18.8m innovation prize

31st August 2018

Khainza, which was recently a finalist for Africa Prize by Royal Academy for Engineering, is an innovative circular economy business that obtains organic waste from smallholder farms and local households for processing and refinement into … read more

General Market News

EAC attracting off-grid and mini-grid energy investors, experts say

31st August 2018

Experts say that the opportunities have been buoyed by the progressive enabling business environment in the region. Dr Rebekah Shirley, a researcher at Power for All and visiting researcher at Strathmore University in Kenya, said … read more

News in Brief

Azuri & Unilever partner in Kenya to bring pay-as-you-go solar home lighting to millions off-grid

30th August 2018

Under the terms of the deal, Azuri’s Quad solar home system will be co-branded with the Unilever Sunlight brand and offered through Unilever’s distribution network, which in Kenya is some 67,000 smallholder traders. The Unilever … read more

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Kenya’s M-KOPA launches SOLAPESA to advance cash to its off-grid customers

30th August 2018

M-KOPA, Kenyan-based pay-as-you-go off-grid solar lender has launched a new cash loan product, SOLAPESA in a move the firm says will upgrade its customers’ lives across the country using their repayments history as well as … read more

News in Brief

Energy security key to development

30th August 2018

In a recent survey by Kenya Power, manufacturers said power accounts for 20-30 per cent of their total input costs. If power was made cheaper and more reliable, the possibility of a multiplier effect across … read more

Articles

Comparison of renewable market in Ethiopia and Kenya

30th August 2018

A new report from The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) compares the two largest economies in the region – Ethiopia and Kenya – to show how government policy impacts the decision on renewable energy … read more

News in Brief

SunTransfer Kenya opened a new branch in Kitui

29th August 2018

As part of its strategy to further expand its existing distribution network in Kenya, SunTransfer has opened a new solar center in Kitui (Eastern Region of Kenya). SunTransfer Kenya is one of the leading solar … read more

General Market News

Now proven: No-Name Pico-PV in East Africa fail to meet Lighting Global’s Quality

29th August 2018

In 2017, as part of ongoing efforts to bolster the off-grid solar market, Lighting Global Quality Assurance tested a group of top-selling non-quality-verified solar products in five domestic markets across Africa and South Asia. All … read more

Articles

New Niwa solar TV now available in Kenya

29th August 2018

This is the new TV from Niwa, which is now available in Kenya, optionally with solar system:   Solar LED TV 23.6“ Main features: Load (power consumption): <10W / Resolution: 1920*1080 / Brightness: 160-180 cd/m² … read more

News in Brief

NGO inks Sh504 million deal for Kenyan farmers

28th August 2018

Calvert Impact Capital, a US-based non-profit that raises funds for organisations with a social and environmental focus, has loaned $5 million (about Sh504 million) to One Acre Fund, a US-based NGO that supports farmers in … read more

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