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The French company Sunna Design has installed 30,000 solar streetlights in rural areas, mainly in the Savanes and Kara regions. The work was carried out as part of the PEP’S rural project (Solar Public Lighting Programme) implemented by the Togolese Agency for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energies (AT2ER).
Togo is showing how a combination of private sector initiative and government support can accelerate the introduction of e-mobility that meets local market needs, from the bottom up. UNEP also is ramping up efforts to develop a circular economy for electric vehicle batteries.
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) will invest CFA30 billion into Togo’s Emergency Program for the Savannah Region (PURS). The funds will be used to develop 125 km of rural tracks to open up the region’s localities, set up basic infrastructure in several localities (solar-powered pumps, equipped warehouses), and improve basic social services.
A solar irrigation programme aimed at improving the lives of farming communities in Togo has started to yield results. The scheme is used to promote solar energy through off-grid solutions as part of the national programme, “CIZO” (light up). The programme includes providing school with solar kits.
The primary objective of this project is to improve the supply of drinking water in the Maritime and Plateaux regions of Togo. Additionally, the project aims to promote the productive use of water in these areas.
The new plant spans 4,000 m2 and includes 1,224 solar panels laid on the roof of the hotel’s main building. The project was developed in partnership with Cool Solar Energy, a German company. It runs in symbiosis with the national grid and two power generators. The new plant should save the Sarakawa Hotel a lot of money spent on power.
Africa’s largest electric vehicle provider, Spiro, is rolling out plug-and-play EV motorcycles across Rwanda, Togo and Kenya. Spiro is partnering with utility company Bboxx for the project, leveraging Bboxx’s distribution network to connect the e-bikes, allowing users to swap bike batteries at Bboxx shops and distribution centers.
President Faure Gnassingbé kicked off a project to install 50,000 autonomous and smart solar street lamps in Kadjanga, a village located in the Binah prefecture (northern Togo). The project will cover 4599 communities across the country, with emphasis on the Savanes region.
Two agreements–one for €30 million and the other for €40 million–were signed in Brussels. The €30 million contribution will help develop agro-industries and enhance the management of natural resources, while the €40 million is a budget support program that will support access to basic social services, agriculture, and decentralization.

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