The International University for East Africa (IUEA) has created 50 electric motorcycles in a bid to curb environmental pollution in the country. While unveiling the motorcycles at the campus at Kansanga in Kampala yesterday, Mr … read more
Solar water pumping systems are an ideal alternative to diesel generators for a number of reasons including low maintenance costs, environmentally friendly and have a longer life cycle. These benefits were highlighted by Titus Koech, Technical … read more
Forty-nine motorcycles made little noise but raised much interest in Nairobi’s Karura Forest this morning, as the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a pilot electric bikes project in the presence of Kenyan government officials and … read more
This work proposes a novel and sustainable energy development strategy for addressing the energy shortages in rural areas and the low energy efficiency of off-grid solar power systems. This study combines the analysis of power … read more
Juliet Kabera, the Director-General of Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has called for increased cross sector cooperation to phase out potent greenhouse gasses known as Hydrofluorocarbons as well as cooling products that consume excessive electricity. … 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
Drilled boreholes are vital to achieving universal, clean drinking water and meeting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.1, particularly in Africa. Over 75% of the African population is estimated to depend on ground water. The reliance … read more
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
The Government of Rwanda is engaging partners and private sector to promote e-mobility that could see phased adoption of electric buses, private cars and motorcycles with a goal to reduce conventional vehicle sales, transport fuel … read more
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