15th January 2021
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  • [ 14th January 2021 ] Social media seized the narrative in Uganda’s election. Why this was good for democracy A-Kategorie
  • [ 14th January 2021 ] RURA bans unlicensed electricians effective March 1 A-Kategorie
  • [ 13th January 2021 ] Mark this year down in the history as the start of African trade A-Kategorie
  • [ 13th January 2021 ] ARE & TAREA sign MoU to support decentralised renewable energy in Tanzania A-Kategorie
  • [ 8th January 2021 ] Solar irrigation scheme changing farming in western Uganda A-Kategorie

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Energy Access Relief Fund for women owned/managed companies

13th November 2020

The Energy Access Relief Fund (EARF) has been designed to provide up to 4-year tenure, subordinated, unsecured, low-cost, subsidized loans to women owned/managed companies that are facing liquidity challenges due to COVID-19. The fund intends … read more

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Call for Applications: Last mile Result-Based Financing (RBF) scheme

9th November 2020

The Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with Energising Development (EnDev) Uganda (GIZ) is piloting a Result-Based Financing (RBF) scheme for off grid solar companies in Uganda with funding from United States Agency for … read more

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NGOs call for a total end to AfDB support for fossil fuels

3rd November 2020

The African Development Bank (AfDB) must put in place a directive excluding the financing of fossil fuels, and publish it without delay on its website. This is the subject of an open letter from environmental civil society … read more

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Ksh.500M released for 14 counties in off-grid solar project

18th October 2020

The project seeks to have 250,000 households served by stand-alone solar systems and 150,000 households served by Clean Cooking Solutions (CCS). It further seeks to construct 157 mini-grids in the targeted counties that will be … read more

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Low-income households in Rwanda to benefit from solar system loans

10th October 2020

The scheme does not cover 100% subsidy rather the beneficiaries are expected to contribute in the form of cash or pay as you go payments, with participating companies that will channel the subsidy to beneficiary … read more

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75 percent of all investments in 2020 went to only 3 companies – GOGLA

9th October 2020

GOGLA’s new Off-Grid Solar Investment Trends Report shows a worrying picture for investment in the off-grid industry: 75 percent of all commitments in 2020 went to the Top 3 international recipients. It is also obvious … read more

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US Launches Sh3.2 Billion Program Targeting Kenyan Women-Owned Businesses

7th October 2020

The US will initially invest Sh300 million in Kenyan women-owned businesses under the White House’s Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP). The three-year initiative, which will see the US spend Sh3.2 billion in commercial … read more

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Over 400,000 Rwandan Homes To Benefit From Subsidised Solar Systems

3rd October 2020

The Government of Rwanda through BRD in collaboration with the World Bank, and Swedish International cooperation agency SIDA ,have launched a subsidy window and Guarantee framework to provide credit facilities to SACCO’s, Banks and microfinance … read more

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The Impact Investors’ Blind Spot: Local Clean Energy Entrepreneurs in Kenya

2nd October 2020

Impact investors have been criticized for investing mainly in foreign-owned clean energy access companies and ignoring local entrepreneurs in Africa. This working paper looks at the investments made by impact investors in clean energy access … read more

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Local Solar Enterprises Are Changing Women’s Lives in Kenya: Why Won’t Investors Support Them?

2nd October 2020

In Kenya, extraordinarily courageous women are battling climate change by using environmentally friendly solar products in the most difficult of social conditions. Yet the Kenyan companies that are providing those products remain under-supported by the … read more

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