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ARE welcomes Rebecca Bregant as President & six new Board Members
Brussels, 13 June 2022 – The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) held its General Assembly on 8 June 2022. ARE Members elected six new Board Members, with Rebecca Bregant being appointed as the first female President of the Association. After […]
ENGIE Energy Access and Energy Web Launch Crowdfunding Platform for Solar Energy Deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zug, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany, 9 June 2022 — ARE Member ENGIE Energy Access, the leading off-grid, Pay-As-You-Go solar and mini-grid solutions provider in Africa, and Energy Web, the non-profit building operating systems for energy grids, announce the successful launch of Crowdfund […]
Malawi’s President inaugurates Golomoti Solar, a pioneering solar-plus-battery plant
7 June 2022, Lilongwe, Malawi: His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, has presided over an official inauguration ceremony to mark the addition of 20 MWac of additional clean energy to Malawi’s national grid. Following the inauguration […]
Recap: Storage & Integration of Renewables in the Grid in Mozambique
Maputo, 25 May 2022 – The event "Storage and Integration of Renewables in the Grid in Mozambique" organised by the Lusophone Renewable Energy Association (ALER) and the Mozambican Renewable Energy Association (AMER), in partnership with Mozambique Electricity (EDM) and with […]
ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2022 to unite industry and investors in Dar es Salaam
Brussels & Dar es Salaam, 23 May 2022 – Following two years of COVID restrictions, the Alliance for Rural Electrification’s (ARE) global flagship event Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) is back in full capacity with the return of a three-day programme, […]
Camco teams up with EPP to support renewable energy development in vulnerable African states
Dar es Salaam, 18 May 2022: Climate and impact fund manager Camco Clean Energy has partnered with Energy Peace Partners (EPP) to manage the Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) Aggregation Fund to expand renewable energy investment in fragile states in […]
EcoPhi receives RES funding to commercialise its innovative digitalisation solutions for renewable energy projects in Kenya
Karlsruhe, Germany, 5 May 2022 – For the development of the Kenyan market, ARE Member EcoPhi was selected as a participant in the RES programme of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection within the framework of the Export Initiative […]
InfraCo Africa invests to accelerate Bboxx’s growth and geographic expansion
13 May 2022, Casablanca, Morrocco: ARE Member InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement committing to provide US $15 million by way of convertible loan notes to ARE Member Bboxx, a next generation utility ramping […]
Micro-Grid Academy’s Young Talent of the Year Award – 2022 edition: applications open
Renewables and innovation will be the response to the energy deficit and climate changes that Africa is facing. In this path towards its just energy transition, the continent must rely on its most precious resource: its young generations. Supporting those […]
REPP passes one million connections milestone
REPP connects more than one million people to clean electricity in Africa Camco-managed Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) has passed the major milestone through its portfolio of off-grid and isolated grid projects London, 9 May 2022: More than one million people […]