SunCulture begins selling carbon credits

22 December 2022 – This quarter, ARE Member SunCulture Kenya has begun to sell its first carbon credits. Additionally, they have raised funding via a Result Based Financing (RBF) grant, which aims to mimic a high price of the carbon offsets. SunCulture […]


Gridworks invests USD 50m in Virunga Power

29 December 2022 – Gridworks Development Partners, a British International Investment (BII) company, has announced a $50 million investment in ARE Member Virunga Power. The company based in Quatre-Bornes in Mauritius invests in electrification via run-of-river power plants. The subsidiary of […]


EDFI ElectriFI lends USD 4.5m to Okra Solar to deploy distributed solar networks for last-mile communities in Nigeria

22 December 2022 – The EU approved a USD 4.5 million working capital facility under the ElectriFI Country Window for Nigeria to provide access to electricity through the mesh-grid technology to mini-grids developers, targeting some 76 000 beneficiaries by the end […]


Designing mini-grid systems around productive uses of energy to spur rural development in Senegal

7 December 2022 – ARE Member Energy 4 Impact has embarked upon a 11-month project in eastern Senegal to demonstrate that designing off-grid renewable energy systems such as green mini-grids around productive uses of energy can be an effective approach […]


Schneider Electric & ORPC join forces to advance marine energy as a renewable energy source for remote communities

Boston, USA, 7 December 2022 – ARE Member Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and ORPC, an internationally recognised leader in marine energy technology, innovation and operational excellence, have signed a memorandum of understanding to […]


EU commits EUR 15m for renewable energy entrepreneurs and companies in Mozambique

Maputo, 8 December 2022 – The launch of the ElectriFI Country Window for Mozambique, a tailored EUR 15 million package funded by the EU to invest in early-stage renewable energy companies active in the country, took place on Thursday 7 […]


Governo de Moçambique aposta fortemente no potencial das Energias Renováveis

Maputo, 8 de Dezembro de 2022 – A Associação Moçambicana de Energias Renováveis (AMER), juntamente com a Associação Lusófona de Energias Renováveis (ALER), a a Aliança para a Electrificação Rural (ARE) organizaram a Conferência Empresarial – Renováveis em Moçambique durante os […]


Mozambique Government Bets Big on the Potential of Renewable Energy at Business Conference

Maputo, 8 December 2022 – The Mozambican Renewable Energy Association (AMER), the Lusophone Renewable Energy Association (ALER), and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) organised the Business Conference – Renewables in Mozambique on 6-7 December 2022 in Maputo, with the support […]


The OFF-GRID Expo + Conference inspires as an international conference fair for self-sufficient, off-grid renewable energy and water supply

The OFF-GRID Expo + Conference 2022 is one of the most important industry meetings of the international off-grid sector and closed with a positive outcome and innovative, practical initiatives. More than 60 exhibitors from 12 countries presented their products during […]


Government of Mozambique approves regulatory framework for off grid access to energy

Maputo, 24 November 2022 – In the context of the 1st Conference "OFF-GRID ENERGY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE" the Government of Mozambique, as part of the efforts to ensure Universal Access to Energy by 2030, announced that it has […]