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EDFI ElectriFI signs microgrid debt facility to drive net-zero economic growth in 80 communities in rural India
Brussels & Patna, 15 September 2022 – Husk Power Systems, operator of the largest fleet of solar-hybrid microgrids across rural Asia and Africa, will electrify 80 additional communities in India with $6 million in new debt financing, announced today, from the EU-funded Electrification Financing […]
Energy Access: Supporting Innovation between Europe & Africa
Organised by MEDEE, the forum on Energy Access: Supporting Innovation between Europe & Africa in Lille on 16 September 2022 brought together European and African stakeholders from the DRE sector. ARE joined as a panellist in the roundtable discussion on […]
Hybrid Solar PV System Installed for Zembo Motorcycles in Uganda
Kampala, 23 August 2022 – ARE Member Aptech recently commissioned a hybrid PV system for Zembo Motorcycles SMC LTD in Kampala, Uganda. The system has an 8.55 kWp solar system with 9.6 kWh battery storage. The system is integrated with […]
Okra Solar’s mesh-grid energises Nigerian community with 30% cost saving compared to mini-grid
Nigeria, 18 August 2022 – Creeds Energy has energised 50 households in Bassa, Nasarawa State, with 24-hour solar energy access using mesh-grids from Okra Solar. The 50 household project with Creeds Energy marks Okra’s third successful deployment of mesh-grids in Nigeria. Creeds has […]
InfraCo Africa invests U$43m to launch a new climate-focused infrastructure fund for Africa
London, 9 August 2022 – InfraCo Africa, the African development arm of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) and ARE Member, today announced a US$43 million anchor investment into Climate, Energy Access and Resilience (CLEAR), a climate-focused fund advised by Helios Investment […]
EOI – ARE and AfDB GMG Finance Specialist – PERN
Consultant type: Individual Consultant Consultant Location: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Publication date: 19-Aug-2022 Closing date: 31-Aug-2022 An Expert is being sought to support this joint SEFA-ARE initiative to promote and scale decentralised renewable energy investments in Africa. The expert will have the responsibility to further […]
Solar power provides cooling for fish, herbs and milk in Kenya
Memmingen, 28 July 2022 – As part of the PV Cool Kenya project, the Allgäu-based solar company and ARE Member Phaesun, together with the start-up Solar Cooling Engineering and Kenya’s Strathmore University, implemented innovative technologies for solar-powered cooling systems in Kenya. […]
Engie Energy, PreMal Launch Solar-Powered Insecticide-Free Mosquito Traps
22 July 2022 – ARE Member Engie Energy Access and Dutch-based social enterprise PreMal, have partnered to launch a solar-powered mosquito trapping system in Kenya. This technology is a first in the largest economy in East Africa. Christened MTego, the […]
First Haitian homes energised with promising clean technology
Local energy developer, Alina Eneji, has deployed “Mesh-Grid” technology from ARE Member Okra Solar to provide sustainable electricity access in rural communities who can not be connected to the Haitian national grid. 15 July 2022, Dulagon, Haiti – 300 households in rural […]
EDFI ElectriFI and Oikocredit to support Solar Panda’s off-grid solar power for low-income Kenyan households
6 July 2022 – The EU-funded and ARE Member Electrification Financing Initiative (EDFI ElectriFI) and social impact investor and worldwide cooperative Oikocredit have agreed to co-invest US$ 4 million each in Canada-based Solar Panda. Solar Panda designs, manufactures and distributes pay-as-you-go (PAYGo) solar home systems […]