Once reliant on seasonal farming jobs to make ends meet, Aguti Rukia is now a successful entrepreneur in Arubela, eastern Uganda. With the help of a $150 “micro-grant” last year, Rukia and two women from … 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
Off-grid solar home systems are the best option for providing electricity services to scattered homes in rural areas and households with low energy consumption, as they do not require extension of grid lines, which is … read more
Ugandan Government is proposing a new tax on mobile money transactions: 1 per cent of the value of your money every time you use your mobile money account. This means that When you receive money in your … 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
Uganda is seeing an explosion of business and development in both rural and urban areas, demanding new levels of energy consumption that the country has never seen before. In the fight for climate, this country … read more
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