Category: Member article
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
ENGIE Energy Access and Energy Web Launch Crowdfunding Platform for Solar Energy Deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zug, Switzerland, and Berlin, Germany, 9 June 2022 — ARE Member ENGIE Energy Access, the leading off-grid, Pay-As-You-Go solar and mini-grid solutions provider in Africa, and Energy Web, the non-profit building operating systems for energy grids, announce the successful launch of Crowdfund […]
Malawi’s President inaugurates Golomoti Solar, a pioneering solar-plus-battery plant
7 June 2022, Lilongwe, Malawi: His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi, has presided over an official inauguration ceremony to mark the addition of 20 MWac of additional clean energy to Malawi’s national grid. Following the inauguration […]
Camco teams up with EPP to support renewable energy development in vulnerable African states
Dar es Salaam, 18 May 2022: Climate and impact fund manager Camco Clean Energy has partnered with Energy Peace Partners (EPP) to manage the Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) Aggregation Fund to expand renewable energy investment in fragile states in […]
EcoPhi receives RES funding to commercialise its innovative digitalisation solutions for renewable energy projects in Kenya
Karlsruhe, Germany, 5 May 2022 – For the development of the Kenyan market, ARE Member EcoPhi was selected as a participant in the RES programme of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection within the framework of the Export Initiative […]