Solar energy in sub-Saharan Africa

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13/12/2024
Just Transition Africa

Mainstream thinking about ‘development’ commonly presumes all societies of the world are moving along the same track, with some countries in the lead and many others — particularly African countries — lagging behind with the hope and ambition of eventually ‘catching up’.

Subsidy and Synergy: How Philanthropy Can Complement Impact Investing More Effectively

10/12/2024
Asad Mahmood and Nanno Kleiterp
Article

The original goal of impact investing was to build out the spectrum between philanthropy and commercial investment. But then the arrival of commercial private equity firms pulled all the energy from the sector toward the commercial end of the spectrum, like metal filings to a magnet.

Application open: Energy Camp 2025 for African Energy Startups

04/12/2024
Startup|Energy
Article

Startup|Energy invites innovative entrepreneur who are looking to transform the energy supply and livelihoods in SubSaharan Africa and are based in West or Central Africa to the Energy Camp 2025.

Climate change-focused project improves healthcare access for 270,000 Tanzanians

29/11/2024
Noor Shija
Article

The one-year project, running from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2024, is funded by the Embassy of Ireland in Tanzania with a budget of €600,000, approximately Sh1.5 billion.

Practicalities, Not Technicalities: How Habit Facilitation and Product Simplification Feed Sustainability

27/11/2024
Village Capital
Article

Meet Uwana Energy, a Nigeria-based company on a mission to address the country’s energy challenges and accelerate the transition to clean, renewable energy.

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana’s cocoa irrigation

25/11/2024
Bizcommunity
Article

In the Global South, where agriculture forms the backbone of rural livelihoods, farmers face ongoing challenges, including limited access to modern agricultural technologies and climate change impacts.

Ending Nigeria’s generator nightmare: A brighter future awaits

23/11/2024
Abidemi Adebamiwa
Article

Did you know over 60 million Nigerians rely on generators to power their homes and businesses? That’s like the population of an entire country living in a constant blackout. Every year, we spend billions of naira on diesel and petrol to keep those noisy, smoky machines running.

Harvesting the sun twice: Energy, food and water benefits from agrivoltaics in East Africa

20/11/2024
R.J. Randle-Boggis, G.A. Barron-Gafford, A.A. Kimaro, C. Lamanna, C. Macharia, J. Maro, A. Mbele, S.E. Hartley
Article

Food, energy and water insecurity are concomitant challenges facing many communities in East Africa. Agrivoltaic systems – agriculture integrated with photovoltaic panels – address all three challenges, providing low carbon electricity, food production and water conservation on the same land area.