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In Kenya alone, more than 70 percent of smallholder farmers still lack access to cold storage, according to the World Bank, leaving them vulnerable to spoilage and volatile markets. Solar drying, in particular, has emerged as one of the most widely adopted innovations for vegetables.
Cases of gender-based violence have decreased within Chipinge district, particularly in Hakwata village, as the community is benefiting from projects implemented by the government in partnership with United Nations Development Programme and the UK Foreign Commonwealth Development Office.
The financing will fund the third phase of a project aimed at installing solar photovoltaic systems in 200 rural communities. This phase will connect 51 additional villages to electricity. The initiative also seeks to diversify Cameroon’s energy mix, which remains dominated by hydropower.
Off-grid solar systems served 561 million people in 2023. Between 2020 and 2022, they provided 55% of new connections in Sub-Saharan Africa. The World Bank adds that off-grid solar remains cheaper and faster to deploy than grid or mini-grid connections for current levels of demand.
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Africa does not lack capacity — it lacks recognition of the capacity that exists. ennos’ model shows that high-performance solar pumps can be engineered and assembled in Africa today, building skilled jobs and regional resilience.
The deal is the company’s largest fundraising round to date and brings its total capital raised since launch to more than 200 million dollars. The financing, a mix of syndicated debt in U.S. dollars and local currencies, will support the expansion of its commercial and industrial solar offerings in South Africa and India.
In the last decade, Mozambique has almost doubled its electrification rate. Yet, more than half of the population still lacked electricity in 2022, and access to clean cooking energy is extremely low, with only 7% of the population using modern solutions, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) released in October by Lusa.

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