Residents of Nansana Municipality in Wakiso District are excited after receiving solar powered water pumps aimed at easing access to safe water in 24 villages in the area. Under the Rotary Global Grant facility, the … read more
EDF becomes a 50% shareholder of Econet Energy Kenya, a subsidiary of the DPA Group specializing in distributed solar energy for the BtoB market. By joining forces, the partners will develop competitive high-performance self-consumption solar … read more
Representation of local African founders, and female founders, remains a challenge in the African startup funding space. While it is a positive sign that African companies are attracting international investors’ attention, only 20 percent of private investment … read more
In Kenya, charcoal has met more than 70% of the domestic energy demand for cooking and heating over decades, and is a major source of livelihood for hundreds of thousands of people in rural areas. Charcoal … read more
The Akanyaru project is part of the Nile River Basin investment programme—a joint initiative of Rwanda and Burundi. The project seeks to construct a dam near Akanyaru River with capacity to produce some 333 million … read more
It is no secret that high costs of power coupled with occasional reliability issues have forced some of the large industrial consumers, who account for approximately 54.8 percent of Kenya Power’s sales revenues, back to … read more
Infrastructure development must be linked to a broader system of financial inclusion, a strong regulatory and institutional framework to govern service delivery and construction, resilient economic demand for services, long-term low-cost capital, and technology and … read more
The land under irrigation in Uganda is almost exclusively under large-scale projects. However, the national focus is increasingly shifting towards smaller projects, driven by a combination of demographics and rural realities. Prior to that, an … read more
Kenya Climate Ventures led by CEO Victor Ndiege signed a financial agreement with Bungoma-based company Onja Uone Limited and Turkana-based Sunken Limited to help them unlock their growth and innovation potential in the agricultural and … read more
Households in Nairobi West comprising Lang’ata, Ngong road, Kilimani, Hurlingham and South C consume more electricity than the entire western Kenya, North Rift and Mount Kenya combined. Kenya Power data also shows these homes have … read more
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