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East Africa accounted for 71% of global off-grid solar kit sales in 2024. West and Central Africa saw steep declines due to inflation and currency issues. Nigeria’s off-grid solar market fell 37% despite leading West Africa in volume
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Vodacom now sources 100% of its purchased electricity from renewables. Energy demand in Africa’s telecom sector is rising with mobile and data growth. Renewable energy is seen as key to sustainable, low-carbon network expansion.
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- Modern Ghana
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While the rhetoric around net-zero and climate resilience has intensified, the pace and equity of delivery remain deeply uneven. Civil society organizations (CSOs) across the continent are advancing alternative models that center local ownership, resilience, and dignity. But their momentum is threatened by fragmented finance, opaque partnerships…
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- Kenya News Agency
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CEO of The EnAccess Foundation Vivien Barnier said that barriers to energy access weren’t just technological, but they are about collaboration. “This symposium is where we move from talk to action, ensuring communities everywhere can build and adapt energy solutions that fit their needs,” he added.
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- Renewable Energy Magazine
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Six ZE-Gen ‘Demonstrator’ projects are being brought to life through new collaborations across Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, and the UK, expected to create both international and local economic opportunities and enable a better quality of life for people and businesses in locations where access to reliable energy is limited or non-existent
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- ESI Africa
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Public and development finance institution (DFI) funding for energy projects in Africa has fallen by approximately one-third over the past decade, from $28 billion in 2015 to $20bn in 2024.
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- Nextbillion
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At Ignite Energy Access, we’ve spent the last decade navigating the balance between commercial sustainability and deep rural impact. We believe that serving the bottom of the pyramid — families living on $0.5 – 3 a day, often beyond the reach of any infrastructure — is not just a moral imperative; it’s an economic opportunity.
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- Modern Ghana
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The integration of solar power into microgrids comes with its own set of challenges, primarily due to the intermittent and unpredictable nature of solar energy. This is where Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) play a vital role.
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- African Business
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Burning diesel or HFO has long been the only viable option for isolated islands where the smallness of the market makes the upfront cost of more modern methods of power generation commercially unviable. Yet a growing range of renewable energy technologies are providing new options for Africa’s islands.
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- CGIAR
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What happens when farmers, financiers, innovators, and policymakers are brought together in one room? A recent multi-stakeholder dialogue held in Hawassa, Ethiopia on scaling solar-powered irrigation offered an answer.
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