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L’ARE et l’ADEME vont collaborer pour accélérer l’électrification rurale au Bénin, au Cameroun et à Madagascar
20 décembre 2021 – l’Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME) et l'Alliance pour l'électrification rurale (ARE) ont conclu un partenariat pour promouvoir et fournir des informations sur l'utilisation productive de l'énergie, ainsi que pour faire progresser l'électricité renouvelable et fiable pour […]
Engie PowerCorner to deploy 22 solar mini-grids in Benin by 2023
5 December 2021 – Engie PowerCorner, a subsidiary of the French group Engie, has obtained a license from the Beninese Agency for Rural Electrification and Energy Management (ABERME) to install a solar mini-grid in Dohouè in southern Benin. The company […]
Turbulent Hydro won the Cleantech Hero Energy Award
8 December 2021 – The first Cleantech Hero Energy has been announced. The choice of the jury of experts went almost unanimously to Turbulent Hydro, which has developed high-tech small hydroelectric turbines that convert energy from rivers into electricity by […]
Triple Jump B.V., Persistent, and GreenMax Capital Advisors awarded management of the newly launched Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa Foundation
14 December 2021 – Triple Jump B.V., Persistent and GreenMax Capital Advisors are the awarded consortium to provide management services to the Clean Energy and Energy Inclusion for Africa Foundation. The mandate from KfW aims to support new ways to decentralise […]
OFF-GRID Expo + Conference thrills participants as leading expert event with self-sufficient solutions for off-grid areas
Augsburg (Germany), 3 December 2021 – The most important meeting of the international off-grid industry, OFF-GRID Expo + Conference, closed its doors to its visitors, giving them not only positive results, but also important impulses. A total of around 900 international […]
Pioneering Djermaya Solar project attracts new lenders to Chad
3 December 2021, Paris, France – ARE Member InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is pleased to announce the participation of its sister PIDG company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) alongside the African Development Bank (AfDB), and Proparco as senior lenders to the 34 MW […]
IRENA and Alliance for Rural Electrification Agree to Boost Off-Grid Renewables
The two parties will work closely together on de-risking investments in decentralised renewable energy systems. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 7 December 2021 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), […]
CBE to supply 2.5 MWp of solar power to Molo mine in Madagascar
Canadian mining company NextSource Materials has signed a contract with ARE Member CrossBoundary Energy‘s (CBE) Madagascar subsidiary to build a hybrid solar power plant. The 2.5 MW facility will power its graphite mine operations in Molo as of April 2022. […]
Energy Community Meets to Advance Off-Grid Renewables in Pursuit of SDGs and Climate Goals
IRENA’s International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) held virtually for the first time, gathers global stakeholders to mobilise investments. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 November 2021 – Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the fifth edition of the International Off-grid Renewable […]
Malawi’s President inaugurates 60 MW Salima Solar plant
Salima Solar plant, Salima District, Malawi, 17 Nov 2021 – His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, has presided over an inauguration ceremony to mark the addition of 60MWac of additional clean energy to Malawi’s national grid. […]