Category: Member article
Off-grid RDG Collective and seed impact investor EDFI ElectriFI to narrow electrification gap in Zambia
EDFI ElectriFI, the EU-funded Electrification Financing Initiative, invested a USD 2 million convertible note in RDG Collective, an early-stage Solar Home Systems and Productive Use Appliances provider in rural Zambia. Brussels, 6 October 2022 – The EU, through ARE Member EDFI […]
InfraCo Africa & Equatorial Power set to roll out access to clean power and agri-processing in the DRC & Rwanda
30 September 2022 – ARE Members InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has signed an agreement with Equatorial Power, committing US$1.7m to scale the company’s innovative mini-grid model in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. […]
CrossBoundary Energy Access & ENGIE Energy Access sign largest Mini-Grid Project Finance Transaction in Africa to build $60M of Mini-Grids in Nigeria
28 September 2022, Nairobi & Lagos — ARE Members CrossBoundary Energy Access Nigeria (CBEA) and ENGIE Energy Access Nigeria (ENGIE) are announcing a project finance agreement to build a $60 million portfolio of mini-grids that will connect over 150,000 people to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]