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31/03/2023
Christine Eibs Singer

For the first time in 20 years, the IEA reports that the number of people around the world who live without electricity is set to rise by nearly 20 million in 2022, reaching nearly 775 million.

Why Just Selling Productive Equipment to Smallholder Farmers is Not Enough

28/03/2023
Dan Waldron, Christopher Emmott, Priyanka Dudeja, Paraag Sabhlok and Christopher Wayne
Article

A new wave of companies are bringing equipment powered by renewable, decentralized energy to smallholder farmers. Solar-powered refrigerators, water pumps and milling machines (among other devices) have the potential to significantly increase yields and reduce wastage.

Assessment of the cold chain market in Kenya and Nigeria

25/03/2023
Efficiency for Access Coalition
Article

Efficiency for Access (EforA) is a global coalition working to promote highperforming appliances that contribute to clean energy access for the world’s poorest people; its members have programmes and initiatives spanning 62 countries and 34 key technologies.

Turning rural freelancers into solar energy entrepreneurs

21/03/2023
Stiftung Solarenergie
Article

In Uganda, many solar installations in rural areas are carried out by freelancers. These usually have little knowledge of solar technology and are therefore unable to provide customers with professional information.

Blueprint on how to conduct feasibility studies on off-grid and edge-of-grid power systems

18/03/2023
IEA PVPS TCP
Article

This blueprint provides a step-by-step guideline on how to conduct feasibility studies for offgrid and edge-of-grid power systems. By following the process, one should be able to conduct an effective feasibility assessment for a photovoltaic based off-grid or edge-of-grid power system.

Clean energy access at scale: an action plan for governments and development finance institutions

16/03/2023
AMDA and E3G
Article

Today, nearly one-tenth of the global population do not have access to electricity, mostly concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa. If we include people with intermittent access, the percentage will rise to a staggering 37%.

How Kenya is affected by climate injustice

14/03/2023
Abigael Kima
Article

The climate crisis is a human tragedy. Countries in Africa are least responsible for causing it, but are among the countries most affected. Kenyans feel the impacts daily, including insecurity, hunger and death.

Water ATMs were introduced in Ghana – and are changing the way people can access this vital resource

13/03/2023
Godfred Amankwaa
Article

Universal, safe and reliable water access is a pressing need in the global south. One-quarter of the world’s population don’t currently have access to clean drinking water. In Ghana, about 5 million people out of a total population of about 31 million lack access to clean, safe water.

A Roadmap to Modern Energy in Rural Africa

10/03/2023
Brad Mattson
Article

Sub-Saharan Africa has yet to undergo a full industrial or agricultural revolution. One of the main underlying reasons is a lack of energy. Energy is a precursor to both economic and social development.