Category: Member article
ENGIE Energy Access powers up Zambia with launch of new solar mini-grids
Lusaka, 14 November 2024 – ARE Member ENGIE Energy Access, Africa’s leading provider of off-grid solar solutions, is celebrating a major milestone in Zambia with the inauguration of five new solar mini-grids. The project inauguration marks a significant advancement in […]
Gaia Impact & On.Capital join Series A funding in Beacon Power Services
ARE Members Gaia Impact and On.Capital join Series A funding in Beacon Power Services, the leading start-up accelerating sustainable data-driven solutions for Africa’s Power Sector. The round was led by Partech Partners, a marquee VC founded in 1982 in San […]
BasiGo secures USD 42M in funding to scale public transport electrification in sub-Saharan Africa
The capital raised by BasiGo combines USD 24 million in Series A equity funding and USD 17.5 million in debt. The Series A equity round has been led by Africa50 with co-investment from Novastar Ventures, CFAO Kenya, Mobility54, SBI Investment, […]
How can digitalisation enhance operational efficiency, scalability, and access to finance for domestic SMEs in the DRE sector
Digital tools and methods allow small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Distributed Renewable Energies (DRE) sector to handle a vast and complex range of technical and financial data points from their operations on a daily basis efficiently. However, the […]
Enhancing solar value chains with MRV: Empowering impact from end-user to funder
As solar energy continues to gain traction as a sustainable energy solution, ensuring its long-term reliability and efficiency is critical. Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems play a key role in making this possible by providing transparent, real-time insights that […]
How Upya is empowering distributors with cutting-edge digital payment solutions
For over 15 years, digital payments have revolutionised financial services, with mobile money leading the charge. M-Pesa, launched in Kenya in 2007 and became a global model, facilitating over USD 20 billion in transactions by 2019. Now operating in 10 […]
Qotto CRM innovation: An optimised customer experience for financial inclusion
Providing underserved populations with access to essential services, thereby fostering their autonomy, is our mission at Qotto. Financial inclusion remains a core aspect of these services, aimed at offering affordable financial solutions to populations excluded from the banking system—representing 80% […]
d.light joins drive to expand off-grid solar and clean cooking in rural Kenya
Off-grid solar provider participates in the latest round of the Kenyan Govt’s Off-grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP) to drive uptake of off-grid solar home systems and clean cookstoves in underserved rural counties San Francisco, CA & Nairobi, Kenya – 22 […]
ElectriFI further deepens its strategic investment in Sistema.bio, and leads crucial internal pre-Series C round
Brussels, 14 October 2024 – ARE Member ElectriFI, managed by EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC), and Sistema.bio, the global leader in biogas technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at family farms around the world, today announced a new strategic investment […]
EMPO-NI introduces innovative Solar Direct Heater with optimised power generation
A new application, the Solar Direct Heater (SDH), has been developed, aiming to improve the efficiency of converting solar energy into heat. The system couples a photovoltaic (PV) panel with a heating element, or resistor, to generate heat from solar […]