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- SolarAid / UNSW Sydney
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Of the 375 million solar energy kits that have been sold and distributed to off-grid populations around the world by the formal off-grid solar sector since the early 2000s, more than 250 million are estimated to have fallen into disrepair.
- The World Bank / GOGLA
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, the OGS market is characterized by a diverse landscape, where both large companies and small domestic firms coexist. While large OGS companies have a broad reach, their products are often distributed through local partners.
- FairPlanet
- Article
By just looking at a picture sent to his iPhone of a large solar battery, Phillip December could tell why his client was having problems with his solar system. “The battery is fake. Get another one if you can,” he wrote.
- Africa Policy Research Institute
- Article
The new industrial age, fueled by the manufacturing of several mineral-intensive transition technologies, offers potential opportunities for industrialization and structural transformation, particularly in mineral-rich developing regions such as Africa.
- ActionAid
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The world’s money is flowing in the wrong direction. The climate crisis is really about money: too much money is fuelling climate change, too little money is going to climate solutions, and extractive money flows are locking economies deeper into climate-destructive spirals that deepen inequality.
- Hamish Beath
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Sub-Saharan Africa, home to 80% of the global population without electricity access, is unlikely to reach the United Nations’ goal of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030.
- Daniel Waldron, Chris Emmott, Yash Vardhan Gaddhyan and Ruth Wairimu
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Transformative technologies may start by making us more efficient, but it’s when they are embedded in new business models that they fundamentally change the way that we live and work. For instance, trains began as “faster horses” aiming to displace wagons, and ended up enabling modern industry.
- Startup|Energy
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Access to clean energy remains a considerable challenge and a top govement priority in Kenya. Digital innovations become essential for optimization, monitoring, regulation and financing.
Startup|Energy has called on innovators and spin-offs from Kenyan universities to take part in the Award for Digital Innovations in Clean Energy .
- Sustainable Energy for All / UK Aid
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Over the past decade there has been a consistent and notable upward trend in mini-grid installations globally. Installations are over six times higher compared with 2018. This growth, particularly notable in sub-Saharan Africa, underscores the increasing recognition of mini-grids as a feasible solution for electrification in remote areas.
- CoE-EDP, VisionRI
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The study examines how prepaid metering systems in Ghana’s urban poor communities exacerbate energy poverty due to affordability and reliability issues, suggesting the need for a redefined energy access approach and increased investment in renewable energy.
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