New report from GOGLA, the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry, shows 58% of households with off-grid solar systems undertake more work and enterprise thanks to clean, affordable, electricity. 36% of households now … read more
Mangoo Marketplace gathers public available information on solar products for off-grid and grid connected systems with focus on developing countries. By making visible such public information, the ambition of Mangoo is to increase off-grid products … read more
Deployment of mini-grids is expected to accelerate in the near future. Globally, the International Energy Agency projects that “off-grid and mini-grid systems will provide the means for almost half of new access” by 2030 (https://www.iea.org/access2017/). … read more
A new project is investigating how solar home systems, mini-grids and a national electricity grid can support each other in an integrated system. Imperial College London are leading a new project, Resilient Electricity Networks for … read more
M-KOPA has made clean, safe electricity to more than 600,000 homes in East Africa with its solar home systems (SHS). Batteries lie at the core of these SHS, and have the greatest impact on customer … read more
Solar water pumps are an example of a distributed energy approach to energy access that prioritizes productive uses that generate income for farmers. What’s preventing African farmers from getting pumps is a familiar challenge: their … read more
The Rwandan government has injected Rwf40 billion ($46m) into commercial banks and microfinance institutions to boost their capacity to finance off-grid and small-scale renewable energy solutions. The funding comes at a time when investments in … read more
The Government of Rwanda’s (GoR) ‘energy distribution agenda to all citizens’ is still ongoing and various stakeholders are making the 563 MW target happen. The private sector is key during this process and the GoR … read more
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