Category: News
New EEP Africa Portfolio Integrates Clean Energy in Rural Value Chains
16 September 2021 – EEP Africa has launched a new cohort of 26 projects promoting productive use of energy and circular economy. The new portfolio stems from a 2020 competitive call for proposals on Clean Energy Powering Green Growth. From […]
Government of Mozambique Approves Off-grid Energy Regulation Taking a Key Step Towards Universal Access
15 September 2021 – The Government of Mozambique approved in the Council of Ministers, by Decree, the Regulation for Off-Grid Energy Access. This regulation is the result of the Government’s efforts to recognise the importance of the sector to catalyse rural […]
GET.invest & GIZ to Launch an Initiative to Promote Financing of Off-grid Systems in Local Currency in Rwanda
2 September 2021 – The GET.invest programme and the GIZ Financial Systems Development Cluster are joining forces to launch an initiative to encourage the financing of decentralised solar systems in local currency. The initiative will run until the end of 2021. […]
Call for Case Studies & Videos – DRE for Mining Campaign: Decarbonising Mines & Powering up Communities
25 August 2021 – Under their new ‘DRE for Mining’ Campaign, Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and UNIDO ITPO Germany are inviting mining companies, innovative technology providers and decentralised renewable energy (DRE) stakeholders to submit case studies and videos for […]
Green People’s Energy launches new funding window
The GIZ programme Green People’s Energy (GBE) launches a new 1 Million Euro grant funding window for projects in sub-Saharan Africa targeting two specific energy access challenges: Increasing Off-Grid System Sustainability and Reducing CO2 Emissions via Energy Access. If selected, […]
Green People’s Energy is seeking partnerships to enable better access to renewable energies in rural Africa
Do you want to help improve life in in Africa’s villages? You want to put renewable energies even more into the focus of your work? Perhaps you are already cooperating with a local community or project? You are involved in […]
Nearly 870m people still have no access to electricity, say experts at Middle East Energy
31 May 2021 – Despite the tremendous progress made in accelerating access to electricity, nearly 870 million people across the globe still lack access to electricity, said top industry heavyweights on the opening day of Middle East Energy in Dubai. The experts […]
European development finance institutions scale up co- financing for green energy projects
21 April 2021 – Three EDFI members (FMO – Netherlands, OeEB – Austria and Swedfund – Sweden) reinforce the DFI´s collaboration under The Interact Climate Change Facility (ICCF) with a replenishment of EUR 50 million. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues […]
Launch of the National Renewable Energy Associations Toolkit
19 March 2021 – SolarPower Europe and GOGLA launched the NREA toolkit – A Guide for National Renewable Energy Associations. The toolkit was developed with the support of the Transforming Energy Access for Households and Improved Livelihoods Programme (TEA) funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth […]
Podcast: Off-Grid PV: New Ways for Climate Protection & Power Supply?
The off-grid solar sector is playing an essential role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Solar home systems and efficient appliances are keeping the lights on in health centres, powering local businesses and helping families stay connected and informed. […]