ARE Members Angaza and Victron Partner to Bring Scalable Off-Grid Systems to Consumers in Emerging Markets

5 October 2021 – Angaza has partnered with Victron Energy, a world leader in the design and manufacture of components for battery-based energy systems. The Dutch company – founded in 1975 – is renowned in the off-grid solar market for its quality […]


ARE CEO David Lecoque Makes the Case for DRE Hybridisation in CNBC Catalyst Series

4 October 2021 – ARE CEO David Lecoque makes the case for DRE hybridisation in the 7th episode of The Roads to Carbon Neutral, an original CNBC Catalyst series. In this series, TotalEnergies, in partnership with CNBC Catalyst, shines a spotlight on its plans […]


ARE Member Aptech Africa Installs Solar Containerised Energy Storage System in Sierra Leone

13 Sep 2021 – Aptech Africa is working on a solar system to drive smart climate technology at Njala University. This project includes a 100 KW PV generating plant with a 50 KW inverter capacity and 145 KWh energy storage system […]


Claritas Capital provides $10m for ARE Member Renewvia’s Solar Mini-grids

23 September 2021 – Solar mini-grid developer Renewvia Energy has secured a $10 million commitment from Claritas Capital, a US-based investment firm. The funding supports Renewvia’s growth in Africa. Claritas Capital, a private equity firm based in Nashville (USA) signs a […]


ARE Member InfraCo Africa & partners set to substantially scale access to solar-powered irrigation solutions

Dakar, 23 Sep 2021 – Following a successful pilot project, ARE Member InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a Shareholders’ Agreement and a Loan Agreement with Bonergie Irrigation SAS (Bonergie Irrigation) to continue supporting the […]


ARE Member WaterKiosk Launches the Largest Solar Powered Water Desalination System in Kenya

16 September 2021 – One of the largest water desalination projects, and the first of its kind in Africa will be launched in Marsabit County on the 22nd of September 2021. It delivers over 11,000 litres of hygienic drinking water […]


ARE Members AVSI & EnGreen Supplies 420 Households with Renewable Energy in DRC

20 September 2021 – A pilot electrification project based on solar and hydroelectric power is being tested in two villages, Kashara and Kimomo, in the island territory of Idjwi in South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the […]


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. The new portfolio stems from a 2020 competitive call for proposals on Clean Energy Powering Green Growth. From […]


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. Access […]


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. This regulation is the result of the Government’s efforts to recognise the importance of the sector to catalyse rural […]