Category: Member article
PowerGen partners with CrossBoundary Energy Access, Oikocredit, Triodos Investment Management and EDFI ElectriFI to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria
22 July 2021 – ARE Member PowerGen, the leading developer in Africa of on-grid and off-grid distributed energy, has secured long term project financing to connect 55,000 people to electricity in rural Nigeria from ARE Member CrossBoundary Energy Access with construction […]
ARE Member Inensus GmbH to increase the profitability of mini-grids in agricultural value chains through its joint venture Volt-Terra with grant funding from PREO
16 July 2021 – VOLT-TERRA seeks to increase profitability of mini-grids in agricultural value chains by applying the cutting-edge KeyMaker Model (KMM). Responding to the aim of rural industrialisation, the KMM is based on Economies of Scope theory. It utilises the […]
ARE Member EDP funds seven solar energy projects in five African countries
8 July 2021 – Several sustainable and clean energy projects will receive a total funding of half a million euros through the A2E Fund. Initiatives could benefit more than 30,000 people. Solar energy is a common element in the seven […]
ARE Member InfraCo Africa invests in 22 solar mini-grids in Busia county
6 Jul 2021 – A shareholder agreement has been signed between ARE Member InfraCo Africa, an investment company of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and Rural Village Energy Solutions (RVE.SOL). The agreement covers the continuation of a rural electrification […]
ARE Member cdw Foundation electrifies villages in Belize with solar mini-grids
23 June 2021 – ARE Member cdw Foundation remains committed to decentralised power supply based on renewable energies in less developed regions of the world. In Belize, Central America, the Kassel-based foundation is currently working on replicating its solar off-grid […]
ARE Member Schneider Electric installs solar microgrid at Matongo Birthing Hospital
10 June 2021 – Pregnant women and mothers in Kisii County are set to receive better services at the Matongo Birthing Hospital following the installation of a solar and storage microgrid. The 8.7 kW equipment installed by ARE Member Schneider Electric […]
ARE Member EcoPhi is giving away free monitoring systems for 3 solar and water projects in developing countries
The goal of ARE Member EcoPhi is to make solar and water systems in developing countries more sustainable. This June, they are offering specially tailored remote monitoring solutions. EcoPhi will support three social projects in developing countries by providing an inverter box […]
ARE Member RES4Africa Foundation invites Africans to apply for the Young Talent of the Year 2021 Award
7 June 2021 – After a successful and rewarding 1st edition, ARE Member RES4Africa Foundation is launching, with the support of Enel Green Power and in the framework of the Micro-Grid Academy (MGA), the Young Talent of the Year 2021 Award. The […]
ARE Member Renewvia Energy receives $1M commitment from Sima Fund to electrify communities in rural Kenya
Nairobi, 2 June 2021 – Social Investment Managers and Advisors LLC (SIMA), a new generation of impact investment manager, and ARE Member Renewvia Energy Corporation, a global solar developer, today announced a partnership to electrify rural communities in Kenya underserved by […]
ARE Member New Sun Road partners with Microsoft to answer US VP Kamala Harris’s Call to Action
27 May 2021 – US Vice President Kamala Harris announced a Call to Action for businesses and social enterprises to make new, significant commitments to help send a signal of hope to the people of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras […]