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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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