Youth unemployment has risen to alarming levels in Kenya. In fact, eight out of every 10 unemployed persons are youthful. About 85 percent of the unemployed are aged below 35. The largest unemployment rate is … read more
Students from Strathmore University beat teams from around the world to win bronze in the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge. Delivered by Efficiency for Access, with the support of Engineers Without Borders UK, the Challenge … read more
University students from Kenya, Uganda, and the UK beat teams from around the world to win the Efficiency for Access Design Challenge at today’s Grand Final event. Delivered by Efficiency for Access, with the support … read more
Power Africa provided funding for technical assistance to increase the willingness and ability of commercial banks to lend in local currency to off-grid energy companies in Rwanda. Power Africa selected the Climate Economic Analysis for … read more
On Tuesday 23 June, the Kenyan National Assembly passed the 2020 Finance Bill that will result in the introduction of a 14% VAT on off-grid solar products. The adopted Bill removed the current VAT exemption … read more
The Carbon Trust and Energy 4 Impact are excited to announce the launch of the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) Programme, promoting clean energy in sub-Saharan Africa to boost long-term job creation and reduce poverty … read more
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Charles Keter, has urged Kenyans to consider using electricity for cooking as the energy sector continues to see a drop in power usage attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kenyan … read more
Huawei’s initiative, known as DigiTruck project, which was launched in September last year provides digital skills training to rural and remote communities in Kenya through mobile digital classrooms converted from truck containers. In Kenya, in … read more
When it is near midnight and you have a partially parboiled pot of rice on the stove, running out of gas can trigger the five stages of grief. You don’t believe you have used that … read more
Innovators in Uganda have manufactured ventilators aimed at helping the country’s coronavirus fight. The innovation was the product of the partnership between experts at Makerere University and a local automobile company, Kiira Motors Corporation. The Bulamu Ventilator comes with … read more
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