We’ve heard all kinds of excuses from our tailors. Some seem plausible, others make you want to sit on the floor and cry. When Marly Diallo was in Accra for a business trip a few … read more
Around 70 percent of global freshwater withdrawals go into agriculture. Sustainable water management is pivotal in order to increase water use efficiency and ensure food and nutrition security. Solar pumps have become an economical, technically … read more
Sustainable and effective cold chains are crucial for the transportation of food and medicine, but in many parts of rural Africa they have been sorely lacking. Tackling this issue is a Kenyan startup SolarFresh, which … read more
2020 had some substantial reasons for the boost in renewable energy investments. Oil prices reached an all time low, the EU announced a Green Deal, striving to be the first climate-neutral continent with zero GHG … read more
(Press release) BLK1 has increased the size of its local currency receivable financing facility for d.light’s Kenyan business to USD 127 million with an additional USD 15 million of senior debt from Norfund. The expansion … read more
Sun-Connect has uploaded new versions of the relevant import documents for Kenya and Tanzania. Here are the links: Import Documents Kenya Import Documents Zanzibar
Kenya Power has rolled out a smart metering project that will benefit 55,000 customers in the Small and Medium Enterprise sector across the country. The Sh1.25 billion World Bank-funded project is part of the Kenya Electricity … read more
The number of people applying for electricity has dropped massively from 1,000 daily to an average of 127 after drastic increase in connection fees. Data from Uganda’s largest power distributor, Umeme, indicates that the company … read more
Solar-powered lights for small-scale commercial fisherfolk in Tanzania and Uganda will be among the clean energy products to be rolled out thanks to a new €4.5 million slice of EU funding for Africa. Simusolar is financing affordable solar lights for … read more
Innovex, a Uganda-based startup enabling pay-as-you-go and remote monitoring for solar companies, closed a Series Seed Round with an equity investment from Gaia Impact Fund. Innovex is a technology company with hardware and software development … read more
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