Kenyan PAYG-company Pawame has won the AFSIA Award for reaching 80,000 Kenyans with Solar Home System solutions while achieving cash-flow break-even and profitability. More than 130 entries were submitted across the different categories from all … read more
Design and costing of solar on- and off grid solar power systems and their smart system integration for cooperatives, SMEs and SIs intending to invest into grid-connected and off-grid solar and solar hybrid systems. BACKGROUND … read more
French oil firm, Total, will become the biggest shareholder in Uganda’s oil project following the government’s approval of the sale of Tullow’s 33.33% stake of its Ugandan assets at US$ 575 million (Approx. Shs 2 … read more
Trade routes have been significantly disrupted this year in efforts to contain COVID-19. The effects of this are already showing: global growth is set to contract by 4.9% and growth in sub-Saharan Africa will contract … read more
A solar grid tie system has been developed to pilot a project at Makerere University to ease power outage problems. According to Dennis Rukundo, a solar PV Expert at the Makerere University Centre for Research … read more
A boiling container powered by solar energy has eased life for communities without adequate energy in different parts of the country. Users can now avoid catching diseases like typhoid fever, cholera and Hepatitis A or … read more
The seed funding from the firm, which is a member of Nigerian’s Sahara Group oil marketing company, is expected to help them scale up entrepreneurial projects and connect them to global opportunities. The beneficiaries of … read more
The realization of a “true” common tariff for off-Grid Solar products would be a boon to the industry in the East African region. One way to start this discussion was the development of an import … read more
d.light chief operating officer Jacob Okoth said the assistance was aimed at easing suffering among their customers as they struggle to find a new economic activity that will enable them service their product loans. The … read more
Enabling African Cities for Transformative Energy Access (ENACT) is a new project within the TEA programme. This three-year project, which began in July 2020, is managed by The Carbon Trust and delivered by ICLEI Africa, with support from Energy 4 … read more
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