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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.
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.
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.
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.
The rise of renewable energy solutions, such as off-grid solar (OGS) systems, has been a game changer for many developing regions, providing clean, accessible energy to areas without reliable electricity grids. However, as these systems become more widespread, new challenges emerge, especially in the area of electronic waste (e-waste) management.

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