Category: News
ARE delegation to Cameroon opens doors for further DRE market development
25 February 2022 – An ARE delegation was present at the Salon Promote in Yaoundé, Cameroon, building on ARE’s partnership with ADEME on productive uses of renewable energy and healthcare electrification, as well as ARE’s MoU with ACER. On this […]
Winners of the ARE Photo Contest Revealed
28 February 2022 – The winners of the ARE Photo Contest: Sustainable Decentralised Electricity to Power a Green and Equitable Recovery were announced today. Supported by GET.invest*, ARE launched the photo contest under the DRE Recovery Campaign. The contest aims to raise […]
BRILHO launches 2nd call for applications to support businesses in Mozambique
The BRILHO Energy Africa programme launches a second call for applications for a market development fund to support business initiatives providing sustainable energy solutions to off-grid communities. Maputo, Mozambique, 16 February 2022 – BRILHO is honoured to announce at the Radisson Blu […]
OFF-GRID Expo + Conference thrills participants as leading expert event with self-sufficient solutions for off-grid areas
Augsburg (Germany), 3 December 2021 – The most important meeting of the international off-grid industry, OFF-GRID Expo + Conference, closed its doors to its visitors, giving them not only positive results, but also important impulses. A total of around 900 international […]
Energy Community Meets to Advance Off-Grid Renewables in Pursuit of SDGs and Climate Goals
IRENA’s International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC) held virtually for the first time, gathers global stakeholders to mobilise investments. Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 November 2021 – Organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the fifth edition of the International Off-grid Renewable […]
ARE at COP26 Recap
4 Nov – Launch of CORE: Cornerstone of Rural Electrification ARE, ICA, IRENA, SEforALL, UNEP and UNIDO launched the Cornerstone of Rural Electrification Initiative (CORE) to address the immense capacity building and technical assistance needs to support the sustainable development […]
New Coalition Launches to Protect Nature During the Energy Transition
Glasgow, 12 November 2021 – A new coalition, announced today, aims to ensure that the impacts on nature are considered during the global energy transition. The Coalition Linking Energy And Nature for action (CLEANaction), aims to drive short-term action and highlight the […]
Key Energy Access Partners Launch CORE at COP26 to Address Skills Gap in the Sector
5 November 2021 – The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), the International Copper Association (ICA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Sustainable Energy for ALL (SEforALL), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the United National Industrial Development Program (UNIDO) have […]
EEGF Announces 3 New Investments Totalling $10m & $6.6m AfDB Loan Agreement to Support African Energy Access Enterprises
29 September 2021 – The Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund (EEGF) has completed its first three investments into distributed renewable energy (DRE) companies working in Sub-Saharan Africa, and signed a concessional loan agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) that allows the […]
ARE CEO David Lecoque Makes the Case for DRE Hybridisation in CNBC Catalyst Series
4 October 2021 – ARE CEO David Lecoque makes the case for DRE hybridisation in the 7th episode of The Roads to Carbon Neutral, an original CNBC Catalyst series. In this series, TotalEnergies, in partnership with CNBC Catalyst, shines a spotlight on its plans […]