Off-Grid Europe travels to Namibia and South Africa with German federal minister for economic affairs and climate action Robert Habeck

Pfullendorf , Germany, 1 December 2022 – Christiane Kragh, founder and CEO of  ARE Member Off-Grid Europe GmbH, travels to Namibia and South Africa together with German economics minister Robert Habeck as part of the German business delegation. In Namibia, the […]


247Solar Receives 2nd Australia Patent For Clean Electricity And Heat Solutions

Great Falls, VA, USA, 1 December 2022 – ARE Member 247Solar Inc., developer of breakthrough clean electricity and heat solutions for round-the-clock zero-carbon electricity and industrial-grade heat, today announced that it has been granted a second patent in Australia for its innovative next-generation […]


InfraCo Africa invests to scale access to clean transport in rural Zimbabwe

Harare, 1 December – ARE Member InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement committing US$2 million to scale the offering of ARE Member Mobility for Africa, an electric mobility company delivering affordable, cargo-carrying e-tricycles […]


Camco-managed REPP takes stake in ARC Power in partial exit

London, 1 December 2022: The UK government-funded Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), which is managed by ARE Member Camco, has chalked up another successful investment exit. REPP initially invested in mini-grid developer ARC Power in 2019 and has now recovered […]


EDP funds nine projects that promote access to energy in four African countries

14  November 2022 – Financing of one million euros, under the fourth edition of Access to Energy Fund, reinforces EDP‘s social impact strategy in emerging economies and its focus on ensuring a fair energy transition. The projects now selected will […]


EU Green Power Transformation Forum Workshop Underlines Renewable Electrification Potential in Eswatini

Mbabane, 15 November 2022 – The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), Business Eswatini (BE) and the Renewable Energy Association of Eswatini (REAESWA) organised the EU Green Power Transformation Forum Workshop on the 9th of November 2022 in Mbabane. The event was […]


InfraCo Africa to invest US$15m to anchor pioneering new guarantee company

Sharm El Sheikh, 7 Nov 2022 –  On the opening day of COP27, ARE Member InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has announced that it will invest US$15m into a newly established guarantee company, alongside a US$5m commitment […]


Clean Energy Mini-Grid Policy Development Guide available in Portuguese

25 October 2022 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with the General Directorate for Natural Resources and Energy (DGRNE) of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Natural Resources (MIRN) and the National Designated Authority (NDA) at the […]


Renewables in Mozambique to Scale up through Business Conference in Maputo

Maputo, 25 October 2022 – The Lusophone Renewable Energy Association (ALER), the Mozambican Renewable Energy Association (AMER), and the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) are joining forces to organise the Business Conference – Renewables in Mozambique on 6-7 December 2022 in […]


Renováveis em Moçambique impulsionadas através de Conferência Empresarial em Maputo

Maputo, 25 de Outubro de 2022 – A Associação Lusófona de Energias Renováveis (ALER), a Associação Moçambicana de Energias Renováveis (AMER), e a Aliança para a Electrificação Rural (ARE) decidiram unir forças para organizar a Conferência Empresarial – Energias Renováveis em […]