A total of 46 East African startups with products for the decentralized renewable energy market applied for Startup|Energy’s Energy Camp East Africa. From the applications, these five startups were selected to participate in Energy Camp: … read more
One of the biggest factors in the success or failure of a solar installation company is quality training. I believed this when I first started working in the PV industry, and over the past 14 … read more
(Press release) In a bid to promote dissemination of decentralized cooling solutions to enable small farmers and entrepreneurs in different vulnerable geographies, Devidayal Solar Solutions Pvt. Ltd, ELICO Foundation, and SELCO Foundation entered into a … read more
Back in 2018, a Paygo Solar Home System (SHS) distributor in Tanzania realised that the solution being used to support tier 1 solar panels was less than ideal: not only was it badly perceived by … read more
The Startup|Energy initiative for the promotion of East African start-ups in the field of decentralised renewable energy supply has received another supporting member with SolarAid. The importance of the initiative – with GIZ as the … read more
Traditionally, there is no word for business among the pastoralist communities of the arid Marsabit County, in northern Kenya. Nor do they have words for any of its most common terms, such as profit. Instead, … read more
Ashden, a UK charity, has been supporting transformative climate solutions for 20 years. More than 800 organisations applied for the 2021 Ashden Awards, and Association of Sendea Uganda Ltd is one of just 38 to … read more
(Press release) Many rural communities in Africa lack access to electricity and even people living in villages with a mini-grid or national grid access often cannot afford the connection fees. One innovative solution for bringing … read more
The German Development organisation GIZ has become one of the main supports of the initiative Startup|Energy. The initiative of the Stiftung Solarenergie and the University of Freiburg promotes local start-ups in the field of decentralised, … read more
COVID-19 cash assistance programs around the world have relied heavily on rural agent networks to distribute much-needed cash to their citizens. In the span of just a few months last year, India’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan … read more
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