2nd March 2021
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  • [ 2nd March 2021 ] Banks urged to steer clear of East Africa oil pipeline financing A-Kategorie
  • [ 2nd March 2021 ] Old refrigerators consume power worth Rwf4bn annually A-Kategorie
  • [ 1st March 2021 ] Startup|Energy East Africa Accelerator – Application now open! A-Kategorie
  • [ 1st March 2021 ] Who will consume electricity that Uganda is generating? A-Kategorie
  • [ 28th February 2021 ] Wakiso locals to get solar- powered water pumps A-Kategorie

Month: February 2021

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SunCulture obtains $11 million for its solar-powered irrigation expansion across Africa

12th February 2021

The $11 million credit facility was arranged by SunFunder, a financing company specialised in solar energy, and joined by new financial partners including the Off-Grid Energy Access Fund of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Energy … read more

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How EcoAct Tanzania turns plastic waste into useful material

10th February 2021

EcoAct uses a chemical-free and energy-conserving plastic extrusion technology called “Waxy ii Technology.” This innovative process applies the recycling and transforming post-consumer plastic garbage into plastic timber. The initiative was established with the aim of addressing … read more

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Solarise Africa now operational in Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia

10th February 2021

(Press release) Pan-African energy leasing company, Solarise Africa, today announced their expansion into three new countries in Africa after signing a partnership agreement with Centennial Generating Co, a leading turnkey energy services company in the … read more

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Solar kits firm d.light Design raises US11.9m from Norfund to power Kenya expansion

10th February 2021

The investments have coincided with the growth of the Kenyan solar kits market which has attracted multinationals like Indian firm Orb Energy and Germany-based Mobisol as well as local company M-Kopa. The main challenge facing smaller … read more

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Impact of African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement On Africa’s Energy Sector

9th February 2021

The AfCFTA envisions to expand intra-African trade and intensify regional integration by successively eliminating tariffs on 90% of product categories. Removal of such trade barriers assures to not only improve efficiency, enhance competition, and incentivise … read more

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Ecobank taps solar power to cut costs

9th February 2021

The pan African bank has signed an agreement with solar energy company Distributed Power Africa (DPA) to roll out solar power solutions in its seven branches across the country. Ecobank joins the growing list of companies … read more

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New solar courses from Sendea Academy – registration now open

8th February 2021

Sendea Academy, a department of Sendea Uganda, has been successfully offering training courses in solar technology since 2018. These courses aime to reduce the skills gap in the solar industry in Uganda. Therefore the biggest … read more

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Uganda’s Batwa community are vulnerable to climate change, but aren’t involved in adaptation decisions

4th February 2021

Uganda’s Batwa community are highly vulnerable; they don’t own much land and often don’t have access to capital. They were one of the earliest residents of the Equatorial Forest – consisting of Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of … read more

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Kenya Power to Cut Electricity Cost by Switching to Solar

4th February 2021

Kenya Power plans on cutting the cost of electricity bills in the country by replacing its thermal power stations with solar and wind electricity generating machines. This will see the electricity distribution company switch from … read more

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Energy Access Key To SSA Economic Recovery

4th February 2021

As countries prepare for economic recovery, governments in sub-Saharan Africa will need to create more jobs and spur economic growth. Investments in energy access can do both those things. Here are five reasons why African governments … read more

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