ARE Member INENSUS launches free open source software solution to manage decentralised utilities

18 May 2020, Goslar, Germany – ARE Member INENSUS launches the Open Source version of “MicroPowerManager”, an all-in-one management software for Decentralised Electric Utilities. With the accelerating deployment of mini-grids and electricity distribution concessions in Africa and Asia, more and […]


ARE unveils the winners of the ARE Awards 2020

Brussels, 18 May 2020 – The ARE Awards 2020 pay tribute to the most effective initiative and/or project implemented across six categories, as a means to highlight the clean energy access results achieved by the most passionate and innovative actors […]


ARE Members AFD & ADEME support 10 innovative actors to promote access to sustainable energy in Africa

27 April 2020 – ARE Member ADEME and Agence Française de Développement (AFD) today announced the results of the call for projects “Innovative solutions for off-grid sustainable energy access” (SolInAE). Launched in September 2019, with companies and civil society organisations […]


Solar Energy for Kurdistan: ARE Member atmosfair’s Visible Project Results

Since 2018 ARE Member atmosfair has supported a refugee camp with renewable electricity. A new documentary shows the project and participants in detail. Berlin, 17 April 2020 – Since 2018, the inhabitants of Mam Rashan refugee camp in northern Iraq […]


ARE Member EDPR will contribute 750,000 euros to the fight against Covid-19 in ten countries

Lisbon, 7 April 2020 – ARE Member EDPR has set up initiatives in all its markets to help local communities combat the pandemic. EDP Renováveis will contribute 750,000 euros to the fight against Covid-19. The company is financing projects at local level […]


Call to Action: Roadmap for the DRE sector to survive and flourish in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis

Brussels, 16 Apr 2020 – The global spread of COVID-19 has caused thousands of deaths and alarmed individuals, communities, businesses and society around the world. The decentralised renewable energy sector is no exception. The current crisis triggered by COVID-19 has […]


ARE Member Phaesun Offers Drinking Water for the Maasai in the Steppe of Tanzania

ARE Member and solar company Phaesun installed a solar-powered system for water desalination and purification in the Tanzanian Maasai village Ndedo Memmingen, 25 March 2020 – Together with nine other European project partners, Phaesun is developing innovative desalination systems based on […]


EnergyNet recognises these are uncertain & difficult times for individuals, organisations & countries across the world

31 March 2020 – Managing Director Simon Gosling commented: “We extend to you, your colleagues and families our best wishes and support as we move towards this ‘new normal’ in the coming weeks. Myself and the EnergyNet team are on hand […]


ARE Member SunFunder makes first investment in Nigeria with Daystar Power

7 February 2020 – ARE Member SunFunder, a solar finance company providing debt capital to solar enterprises in emerging markets, today announced its first disbursement in Nigeria, part of a facility of up to $4m with commercial and industrial (C&I) […]


Launch of the 1st Call for applications Market Development Fund – BRILHO Mozambique

7 February 2020 – BRILHO is a 5 year programme, funded by UK Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by ARE Member SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, which aims to accelerate the off-grid market in Mozambique, promoting and supporting businesses […]