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- Kristin H. Wilson
African startups raised a record $5.2 billion in 2021, yet funding declined to $3.2 billion in 2023 amid global economic headwinds, and the market has yet to fully recover its previous momentum.
- Karabo Mokgonyana
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The reality of energy poverty in Africa underscores the need for renewable energy investments on the continent. While 600 million Africans have no access to energy, it is the women and youth who are disproportionately affected.
- The Guardian
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The call by stakeholders in the health sector for government to provide solar electric grids to power public hospitals cannot come too early. Health care institutions have not been spared of power-related problems afflicting virtually all other sectors; and the result has been catastrophic, given their life or death circumstances.
- NJ Ayuk
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Think about a time when your electricity went out. As you sat in the dark, maybe you wondered how long it would be before you could power up your computer again. Or perhaps you considered what you could make for dinner that didn’t require cooking.
- Tam Alex
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Imagine a world where electricity isn’t simply a product, but a transformative force — a gateway to education, healthcare, commerce, industry and comfort. In this world, energy access companies don’t just provide solar home systems or mini-grids;
- Hans India Digital
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Women are often considered the backbone of families but their access to economic independence, education and health and hindered by many factors, particularly in rural areas. One such factor hindering their freedom to grow is the energy sector.
- CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa
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There is a rapidly growing trend towards adopting solar-powered irrigation systems as a critical adaptive strategy by smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. The El Niño phenomenon has intensified food and water insecurity across southern Africa, including Zambia, resulting in an increase in the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps.
- Kenneth Kazibwe
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Targeted skilling is being recommended to vocational training institutes as part of the on-going endeavour to increase access to renewable energy for Uganda’s large population.
- Mohammed Dahiru Aminu
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Nigeria’s energy crisis has long been a glaring impediment to the development of its essential institutions, particularly schools and hospitals. In recent months, the news has been dominated by reports of public universities like Ahmadu Bello University and others being unable to pay their electricity bills, leading to power disconnections.
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