The report “Beyond Fire: Backcasting a pathway to fully electric cooking in rural Kenya by 2030″ shows that working together with communities and investing in their social capacity are key to success in the transition … read more
Impact investment aiming at generating both financial and socioeconomic returns is critical to achieve universal energy access. Off-grid energy access companies have absorbed about US$1.7 billion worldwide in disclosed investments in the period 2010 to … read more
When it is near midnight and you have a partially parboiled pot of rice on the stove, running out of gas can trigger the five stages of grief. You don’t believe you have used that … read more
According to the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), at least 630M learners in the developing world are out of school due to the COVID-19 crisis. This is particularly worrying, given that this has been shown … read more
Sun-Connect East Africa’s survey of East African Solar companies (20.04.-30.04.2020) has clearly shown: Local SME need a customized solution that consists of several components. Repayable grants and grants are in the foreground, while soft loans … read more
Companies that provide clean off-grid electricity to the poor in developing nations are searching for ways to stay afloat – and keep life-saving power on – through the coronavirus pandemic, as the economic fallout from … read more
Many East African SMEs in the decentralised energy sector (off-grid solar) are particularly affected by the consequences of the pandemic: Customers are no longer spending their money on solar systems, freedom of movement is reduced, … read more
While the spread of the coronavirus continues, implications of the virus can be seen all over the world. The numbers of the sick and the dead, the global fear, the damage to the economy and … read more
Global data from WHO indicate that 81% of COVID-19 cases are relatively mild, 14% evolve into a more severe illness, and about 5% become critical, requiring supportive treatment such as oxygen and mechanical ventilation. There … read more
The African Youth Survey 2020 – reveals a rising Afro-Optimism among the continent’s youth driven by a strong sense of individual responsibility, a post-colonial mindset, entrepreneurialism, and confidence in a shared African identity. Africa’s youth … read more
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