Author: Alicia Funes
ARE Vice-President on the advantages of DRE solutions at Renpower Madagascar
ARE Vice-President and CEO of ANKA Madagascar, Camille André-Bataille, attended the conference Renpower Madagascar on 25 April 2024 in Antananarivo. The event took place in a context where Madagascar is resolutely turning towards renewable energies to reduce energy production costs, […]
ARE on the potential of airborne wind in rural areas at AWEC
ARE CEO, David Lecoque attended the Airbone Wind Conference on 24-26 April 2024 in Madrid, organised by Airborne Wind Europe, the association of the European airborne wind energy sector. Airborne wind energy systems (AWES) generate electricity by using automated flying […]
ARE on tripling renewables at the 14th IRENA General Assembly
ARE CEO, David Lecoque attended the fourteenth edition of the IRENA General Assembly on 16-18 April 2024 in Abu Dhabi, which gathered decision-makers from over 180 States, multilateral organisations and private actors that delved into the central theme of “Outcome […]
Photo contest: Impact of Team Europe’s efforts in DRE
The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), with the support of GET.invest, has launched the ARE Photo Contest: Impact of Team Europe’s Efforts in DRE. The goal is to showcase pieces of evidence of efforts and investments in decentralised renewable energy […]
ARE on the need to increase access to energy at the Innovation Summit
ARE CEO, David Lecoque attended the Schneider Innovation Summit on 3-4 April 2024 in Paris. It gathered stakeholders from the automation, electrification and digitalisation sectors to discuss the development of new technologies and the future of the industry. He joined […]
Electrification: investors and decision-makers meet in Lagos in May for the EAIF
The Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF 2024) is being held in Nigeria this year. Nigeria is one of the countries on the African continent where the challenge of managing essential services remains immense, with 90 million people still without access […]
EAIF 2024 host Nigeria is powering its future through decentralised renewable energy
Nigeria, being one of the largest economies in Africa and one of the fastest-growing populations globally, still faces a huge gap in energy access. Nevertheless, its vast natural resources offer the possibility to develop decentralised renewable energy (DRE) projects to […]
Tender opportunity: supply & delivery 1,500 third generation solar home systems in the Philippines
ARE Member acciona.org Foundation is seeking a company for the purchase and supply of 1,500 third-generation solar home systems in the Philippines. The 1,400 domestic systems should include solar panels with a peak power of minimum of 120 Wp and maximum […]
ARE on doubling down efforts to deliver SDG 7 at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue
The ARE team attended the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue on 19-20 March 2024, which is the largest and longest-running energy transition conference organised by the German government. Every year, it gathers government representatives, global business leaders, scientists, leaders of international […]
ARE on the power of off-grid renewable solutions at Transforming Energy Access Forum in Kigali
ARE CEO David Lecoque attended the Transforming Energy Access Forum on 13-14 March 2024 in Kigali, Rwanda. The event gathered government representatives, policymakers, innovators and investors to discuss the progress in energy access in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the […]