Solartia to Develop Hybrid Mini-grids in Honduras

14 January 2022 – With the aim of increasing the current energy access rate in Honduras (80%), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), as a facilitator for sustainable socio-economic and environmental development in Latin America and the Caribbean, made available to the Government […]


CBE to connect an 8 MWp solar power plant to the Tôlagnaro mine in Madagascar

11 January 2022 – Energy provider and ARE Member CrossBoundary Energy (CBE) will build an 8 MWp solar photovoltaic power plant at the Tôlagnaro ilmenite mine operated by QIT Madagascar Minerals (QMM), the Anglo-Australian subsidiary of Rio Tinto, starting in […]


ENGIE Equatorial inaugurates game-changing Lolwe Mini-Grid in Uganda

Fully integrated clean energy multi-utility, from electricity to rural service delivery Aligned with a sustainable, green and blue economy Business model centered around productive use of energy Life-changing impact for the local population Most advanced mini-grid in Africa sets a […]


ARE & ACERD Sign MoU to Underpin Decentralised Renewable Energy Market Development in the DRC

17 January 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Congolese Association for Renewable and Decentralised Energy (ACERD) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE). The MoU sets out the shared goals of the two organisations to […]


ARE et ACERD signent un protocole d’accord pour soutenir l’énergie renouvelable décentralisée en RDC

17 Janvier 2022 – Un protocole d'accord (MoU) a été signé entre l'Association congolaise pour les énergies renouvelables et décentralisées (ACERD) et l'Alliance pour l'électrification rurale (ARE). Le protocole d'accord définit les objectifs communs des deux organisations afin d'aborder les […]


Energy Access Ventures Partners with Lion’s Head to Launch E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund

7 January 2022 – Energy Access Partnership (EAV) has announced a partnership with Lion’s Head for its second Africa-focused venture capital fund, investing in clean-tech, new generation climate (resource) efficient businesses, and other related B2B and B2C businesses. The EAV team […]


EDFI ElectriFI and REPP is to Bring Energy Access to 20,000 People in Lesotho

6 January 2022 – EDFI ElectriFI, REPP, and 1PWR have reached financial close on Africa’s second largest project-financed mini-grid transaction. The equity-and-debt investment into the project vehicle, Sotho Minigrid Portfolio SPV, will fund the construction of a portfolio of 11 mini-grids […]


EDFI ElectriFI Finances Women Entrepreneurship in Clean Energy

4 January 2021 – EDFI ElectriFI (Electrification Financing Initiative) is investing 1.5 million euros in Fin’Elle, a subsidiary of the financial group Cofina. This financing will help remove barriers to female entrepreneurship in renewable energy in Ivory Coast. Ivorian women investing […]


Triple Jump is to Lead Germany’s New Clean Energy Foundation

27 December 2021 – Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), the German development agency, has appointed Triple Jump B.V., Persistent and GreenMax Capital Advisors to manage its new Foundation for Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion in Africa (CEI Africa). The new Foundation […]


ARE & ADEME to Collaborate on Accelerating Rural Electrification in Benin, Cameroon and Madagascar

20 December 2021 – The French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) have entered into a partnership to promote and provide market intelligence on productive use of energy, as well as advance renewable and reliable […]