Category: Member article
Welight reaches over 180 electrified villages in Madagascar & Mali, reinforcing its pan-African ambitions
Antananarivo, 28 November 2024 – ARE Member Welight, a pioneer in mini-grids and rural electrification in Africa, announces the successful electrification of 186 villages, including 172 in Madagascar and 14 in Mali, fulfilling commitments made at the beginning of 2023. […]
ACE Village: building SDG resilience in the cotton supply chain through farm-level DRE investment
UK-based sustainability innovation company Pilio has developed the Affordable Clean Environment (ACE) Village programme for fashion and textile brands to invest in clean energy, nature and livelihoods – building resilience in their cotton value chain. The energy challenge in Pakistan […]
Y.E.S. ‘You Empower Society’ – EDP’s leading social responsibility programme
EDP is a global energy company operating across the energy sector’s value chain that contributes to multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and invests more than €30 M per year in social responsibility programmes around the world. From Europe, to LATAM, […]
Socially inclusive solutions are essential to make energy a lever for the achievement of the SDGs
The development of DREs represents a real chance of providing access to a large part of the 10% of the world’s population that still live without electricity. Unfortunately, the IEA tells us that in about 80% of countries that have […]
Low-carbon solutions: Emission reduction insights from Senegal & Bangladesh
A new analysis by ADA conducted in collaboration with the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) highlights the positive impact of two projects in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, thereby advancing the progress toward achieving SDG 13 on […]
Off-Grid Europe among top 10 at 2024 Landespreis
In its 15th edition, the prestigious Landespreis für junge Unternehmen was awarded in 2024 by the Baden-Württemberg state government and L Bank. Out of 584 applications, ARE Member Off-Grid Europe proudly secured a spot among the Top 10 – a […]
Hamara Grid Commissions Its 17th Mini-Grid in Nagaland, India
Ukha Village in Mon District, Nagaland, is the latest beneficiary of sustainable development, as ARE Member Hamara Grid proudly announces the commissioning of its 17th mini-grid. This milestone marks the third mini-grid completed under the CAT Electrification Initiative, implemented with […]
EDP brings clean energy to communities in five African countries
ARE Member EDP will finance nine renewable energy projects that promote energy inclusion in Africa. The 6th edition of the A2E Fund, with a support of one million euros, is intended for initiatives in areas such as health and education, […]
Mawingu raises USD 15 million to acquire Habari & expand its network in East Africa
Mawingu has raised $15 million to expand its network across East Africa. Habari is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Arusha, Tanzania. Mawingu is now East Africa’s largest ISP dedicated to the rural and peri-urban market. Mawingu is also […]
Solarbox Africa secures USD 1m in pre-seed funding
ARE Member On.Capital, Solarbox’s initial institutional investor, is thrilled to announce that Solarbox has raised USD 1m in pre-seed funding to advance clean B2B mobility in West Africa. Dakar, 19 November 2024 – Solarbox, the emerging leader of electric mobility […]