New EEP Africa Portfolio Integrates Clean Energy in Rural Value Chains

16 September 2021 - EEP Africa has launched a new cohort of 26 projects promoting productive use of energy and circular economy. READ MORE

ARE Member GoShop Installs Solar-based Power Supply for Vaccine Storage Facility in DRC

10 September 2021 - A vaccine storage facility, known as The Kinkole Hub, has been commissioned by the Expanded Vaccination Program office of the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo. READ MORE

Government of Mozambique Approves Off-grid Energy Regulation Taking a Key Step Towards Universal Access

15 September 2021 - The Government of Mozambique approved in the Council of Ministers, by Decree, the Regulation for Off-Grid Energy Access. READ MORE

Amped Innovation contracts USD 6m with ARE Member EDFI ElectriFI to provide solar home systems to 500,000+ people in frontier markets

16 September 2021 - EDFI ElectriFI is making available a USD 6m revolving working capital facility (USD 4m from its global facility and USD 2m from the Nigeria Country Window READ MORE

ARE Member SunFunder Finances Yellow’s Solar Kits with a USD 4m Loan in Malawi

13 September 2021 - Fund manager SunFunder is providing a USD 4m loan to Yellow. The loan will support the company’s growing sales of solar home systems. READ MORE

Zoodlabs SL and ARE Member CrossBoundary Energy in off-grid solar hybrid deal

15 September 2021 - Zoodlabs SL Ltd is a comprehensive technology and smart utility infrastructure company. The government of Sierra Leone leased out the submarine network and its ancillary infrastructure to Zoodlabs as a drive to bridge the digital divide. READ MORE

ARE Member CrossBoundary to Supply 13 MW of Solar Power to GCO Facilities

7 September 2021 - Solar energy provider CrossBoundary Energy has signed an agreement with Grande Côte Operations (GCO), the subsidiary of French group Eramet. READ MORE

OECS Solar Dialogue highlights the importance of decentralised renewable energy to reach climate goals in the Eastern Caribbean

7 September 2021 - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Eastern Caribbean Solar Challenge, and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) organised the dialogue on Advancing Policy READ MORE

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