You are searching for a distributor of off-grid products or a company who is able to install your customized solar solution? Sun-Connect News offers the most comprehensive list of distributors: Companies in Kenya Companies in … read more
For all the talk about the remarkable, virtual nature of this year’s United Nations General Assembly week, videoconferencing is a routine way of life for its participants. But that’s not the case for too many … read more
Africa faces economic and climate change related risks, and the circular economy can help reduce both. For Africa, the impact of COVID-19 has made thinking about the future more important than ever. Recent analysis by the African … read more
Motorcycle taxis, known locally as boda bodas, are widely used in Kampala and other cities in East Africa. Zembo is creating a new market for e-mobility in Kampala by selling electric motorcycles on a lease-to-own … read more
Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (COVID-19). The region has often carried a disproportionately high burden of … read more
Africa currently accounts for less than 4% of global carbon emissions. But across the continent, standands of living are rising and the entire population is set to double by 2050. Either way, energy consumption in Africa is set … read more
In Africa there is an unacceptable gap between electricity supply and demand, where 600 million people still lack access to reliable energy. Future economic growth and a booming population will only increase the continent’s energy … read more
Sendea, an independent association of Ugandan solar companies, has equipped a total of 35 health stations with a basic solar supply in recent weeks. These are public and private health stations in the regions of … read more
Key findings of the survey The results of the “Energy Access Industry Barometer” present a picture from 613 companies across 44 countries, that provide energy access through mini-grids, clean cooking solutions, household solar products and … read more
Only about 1-2% of finance for electricity in Africa is currently flowing to distributed renewable energy (off-grid and mini-grid). Of this, the vast majority has been for multinational companies that are based in Europe or … read more
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