Category: Member article
ARE Member WaterKiosk Launches the Largest Solar Powered Water Desalination System in Kenya
16 September 2021 – One of the largest water desalination projects, and the first of its kind in Africa will be launched in Marsabit County on the 22nd of September 2021. It delivers over 11,000 litres of hygienic drinking water […]
ARE Members AVSI & EnGreen Supplies 420 Households with Renewable Energy in DRC
20 September 2021 – A pilot electrification project based on solar and hydroelectric power is being tested in two villages, Kashara and Kimomo, in the island territory of Idjwi in South Kivu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the […]
Zoodlabs SL and ARE Member CrossBoundary Energy in off-grid solar hybrid deal
15 September 2021 – Zoodlabs SL Ltd is a comprehensive technology and smart utility infrastructure company. The government of Sierra Leone leased out the submarine network and its ancillary infrastructure to Zoodlabs as a drive to bridge the digital divide. Access […]
ARE Member GoShop Installs Solar-based Power Supply for Vaccine Storage Facility in DRC
10 September 2021 – A vaccine storage facility, known as The Kinkole Hub, has been commissioned by the Expanded Vaccination Program office of the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Built with funding from UNICEF The Kinkole Hub – which is […]
Amped Innovation contracts USD 6m with ARE Member EDFI ElectriFI to provide solar home systems to 500,000+ people in frontier markets
16 September 2021 – EDFI ElectriFI is making available a USD 6m revolving working capital facility (USD 4m from its global facility and USD 2m from the Nigeria Country Window) to Amped Innovation, a company designing and supplying high efficiency, […]
ARE Member SunFunder Finances Yellow’s Solar Kits with a USD 4m Loan in Malawi
13 September 2021 – Fund manager SunFunder is providing a USD 4m loan to Yellow. The loan will support the company’s growing sales of solar home systems. With over 110,000 units sold, Yellow has improved energy access for more than 400,000 people, […]
ARE Member CrossBoundary to Supply 13 MW of Solar Power to GCO Facilities
7 September 2021 – Solar energy provider CrossBoundary Energy has signed an agreement with Grande Côte Operations (GCO), the subsidiary of French group Eramet. The agreement covers the installation of a 13 MW hybrid solar power plant with storage for the […]
ARE Member SparkMeter Digitalises the Management of Green Mini-grids for 100,000 People in Benin
31 August 2021 – SparkMeter will digitise the management of green mini-grids in Benin. To carry out this project, the smart metering and grid analysis technology provider is receiving a grant from the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Enabling remote […]
ARE Member Azelio Signs Order for 20 Energy Storage Units in Egypt
19 August 2021 – Azelio has received a conditional order from Engazaat Development S.A.E. for 20 of Azelio’s TES.POD® renewable energy storage units. The order is valued at approximately USD 1.5 million, and it is estimated that delivery will take […]
STAG-Tech and ARE Member 247Solar to collaborate for round-the-clock wind power
3 August 2021 – ARE Member 247Solar Inc., a US-based spinoff of MIT, along with UK-based STAG-tech, a supplier of low-cost, containerised wind turbines, today announced a collaboration agreement to combine STAG-Tech’s innovative compact wind turbines with 247Solar’s HeatStorE™ long-duration thermal […]