Armed with a new financing model and purpose-built small solar-powered generators and water pumps, Nichols and Ibrahim have already built a network of customers using their equipment to increase incomes by anywhere from five to … read more
Farm from a Box is a dynamic system with interchangeable components allowing users to tailor a unit to meet the needs of different climates, users, water access points, and crop plans. Each Farm from a … read more
A recent research found that children living in the developing world could gain significant study time each day if their homes and schools switched to solar energy. Students who had solar access at home are … read more
Despite a Kenyan door-to-door sales company losing more than $50 million on business operations while receiving federal subsidies, the Canadian agency that approved the funding maintains it was a good investment. M-Kopa Holdings Ltd. — … read more
Barely a week after Kenya’s electricity distributor, Kenya Power, appeared to have raised alarm over a spike in the rate at which some of its biggest customers are switching to solar, it seems the plan … read more
Rwanda’s universal energy access program (RUEAP), which is a part of the National Strategy for Transformation (NST1) 2017–2024 that aims to improve access to energy and efficiency of energy service delivery to households, businesses, and … read more
Total Kenya said the installations was a milestone in line with its goal to solarise nearly 2500 stations in Africa by the end of 2022 It noted solarisation of its network of stations was part … read more
The African Development Bank, Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy have jointly launched country briefs offering new insight into gender and energy in Africa. Vanessa Moungar, AfDB director … read more
Barely a week after Kenya’s electricity distributor, Kenya Power, appeared to have raised alarm over a spike in the rate at which some of its biggest customers are switching to solar, it seems the plan … read more
Partnerships between the rural communities, the government and clean energy companies can help reduce the heavy dependency on biomass use and promote cleaner energy resources. Moreover, collaborating with communities helps to create a stronger more unified … read more
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