Author: admin
SolarX and Schneider Electric join forces to support the development of microgrids in French-speaking Africa
15 July 2022 – In Africa, solar mini-grids are one of the preferred options for providing access to electricity. Indeed, the decentralisation of solar allows millions of people not connected to the network to benefit from clean and financially accessible electricity. […]
d.light welcomes $50M investment on its journey to impact 1 billion lives
In addition to the $238M off balance sheet facility and other financings closed in the last 6 months, this brings total capital raised for d.light in 2022 to over $300M Nairobi, Kenya, 21 July 2022 – d.light, a pioneering manufacturer and […]
South Sudan set for grid solar
12 July 2022 – Kampala-based developer and ARE Member Aptech Africa says it plans to build a 12 MWp solar plant in Juba. The capital of South Sudan is set to host a new 12 MWp grid-connected solar plant. The nation had just […]
Bboxx partners with major telecommunications operator Orange to connect 150,000 people in DRC to an innovative mini-grid model
1 July 2022 – ARE Member Bboxx, a Pan-African super platform providing access to essential products and services, and Orange, a major telecommunications operator, have partnered to launch a new connected community through an ABC model (Anchor Business Community). The […]
Acceleration of renewable electrification investments at EAIF in Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, 1 July 2022 – The three-day Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 28-30 June 2022. The decentralised renewable energy (DRE) industry and investors came together to participate in the two-track programme, […]
Access to reliable and affordable off-grid energy to be transformed across Benin under new EIB – ENGIE Energy Access initiative
21 June 2022 – Households, smallholders and entrepreneurs in remote locations across Benin will be able to access reliable and cheap electricity for the first time under a new off-grid solar scheme agreed between leading solar energy company and ARE […]
First Kenyan wins Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation for portable vaccine fridge
15 June 2022 – Norah Magero, Co-founder and CEO of ARE Member Drop Access, has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2022 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with Vaccibox, a small, mobile, solar-powered fridge that safely stores and transports medicines like vaccines, […]
Renewable energy industry to gather at EAIF 2022 to boost electrification investments
Brussels & Dar es Salaam, 22 June 2022 – The decentralised renewable energy (DRE) sector is getting ready to meet at Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 28-30 June 2022. After previous years’ virtual events, this […]
Mirova acquires SunFunder to accelerate emerging market clean energy and climate investment
20 June 2022 – ARE Member SunFunder has been acquired by Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to impact investing. Financing the environmental and energy transition is a key objective for Mirova, and the acquisition marks an expansion […]
Crossboundary gets $25M for solar mini-grids in Africa
16 June 2022 – Kenya-based ARE Member Crossboundary Energy Access (CBEA), a mini-grid infrastructure investor, has raised $25 million from ARCH Emerging Markets Partners limited, Bank of America, and Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund to back renewable energy projects across the […]