Category: Member article
Okra Solar Compares Mesh-grids to Mini-grids
14 March 2022 – Off-grid communities vary in size, location and energy demand, so choosing the right technology is key to ensuring long-term project success. For the past decade, the dominant methods of delivering last-mile electrification have been: Solar home systems (SHS), and […]
InfraCo Africa invests in safe, affordable and solar-powered passenger ferries
Kisumu, Kenya, 15 March 2022 – ARE Member InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a Shareholders’ Agreement with Globology Ltd, committing US$3.8m through its dedicated investment arm, to support the expansion of the company’s Waterbus passenger transport operations on […]
Upya Technologies shares key observations in their work with mini-grid developers
15 March 2022 – As mini-grid developers continue to grow in Africa, there is little doubt that to sustain their impact they will need to continuously improve their performance and ROI. Based on their work with multiple mini-grid developers, Upya […]
Okra Solar Mesh-grids Gets Approval by REA for Output-based Funding Subsidy
4 March 2022 – Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria (REA) has approved Okra Solar’s proprietary Mesh-grid technology for Output based funding subsidy under its $550m intervention program (NEP) launched in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank (WB) to provide subsidies […]
Energy Access Ventures rebrands to E3 Capital, announces the launch of its follow-on fund E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund I
Nairobi, 23 February 2022 Energy Access Ventures rebrands to E3 Capital, in line with its expanding focus on technologies enabled by low carbon energy. E3 Capital announces the launch of E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund I to back innovative business […]
Renewvia Connects 2,000 Niger Delta Households to Mini-grid Solar Power
22 Feb 2022 – Renewvia Solar Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Renewvia Energy Corporation, has successfully connected about 2,000 new households and over 6,000 residents in five Niger Delta communities to solar hybrid mini-grid power electricity. With the new installations, […]
ACCIONA Begins ‘Lights at Home El Nido’ Project In Philippines
18 February 2022 – ARE Member acciona.org, the ACCIONA group’s corporate foundation, begins its work in the Philippines with the “Lights at Home El Nido” project, which consists of the installation of residential photovoltaic systems in 100 homes in the […]
SunFunder expands into Southeast Asia with SunSource Energy deal
The investment is SunFunder’s first transaction in Southeast Asia and will support SunSource Energy’s growth across the region towards developing and operating solar projects for commercial and industrial clients. 16 February 2022 – SunFunder is supporting SunSource Energy, a leading provider […]
Off-Grid Europe part of business delegation to deepen energy access cooperation in Senegal
Christiane Kragh accompanies Federal President Steinmeier on his official visit to Senegal 15 February 2022 – Christiane Kragh, founder and CEO of Off-Grid Europe GmbH will take part in the official visit of German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to the Republic […]
WaterKiosk Opens Largest Solar-powered Desalination Plant in Zanzibar
15 February 2022 – The young Nairobi-based company WaterKiosk Limited commissioned Zanzibar’s largest solar-powered water desalination plant on February 12, 2022. The water kiosk will supply Zanzibar’s largest hospital, Mnazi Moja Hospital in Stone Town, with 100,000 litres of clean drinking water […]