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Joint venture to invest in waste-to-energy in Africa
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  • Astra Energy and Powertron Global have announced the launch of a joint venture for waste-to-energy investments in Africa. Astra already has a portfolio of projects, notably in the autonomous archipelago of Zanzibar in Tanzania and in Lesotho....
Vehicle-integrated photovoltaic system for medical support
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  • Category: Technology + Products
  • South Africa-based S Mile Solutions is developing vehicle-integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) mobile systems built onto commercially available pickup trucks with mobile clinics as its first target market. The system is completely removable and can be adapted to fit on various pickup truck makes....
The Potential Of Solar & Mesh-Grids For Last-Mile Electrification
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  • Category: Technology + Products
  • Essentially, a mesh-grid is a connection of individual clean energy installations which are able to function collaboratively as a unit to provide reliable clean energy. By combining the energy potential of mini-grids with the ease of use and low cost of solar home systems (SHS), mesh-grids are well-suited for many communities....
Africa’s electricity access planners turn to geospatial mapping
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  • Category: General Market News, Technology + Products
  • Around 600 million people in Africa still lack access to electricity. Despite recent progress, electrification efforts face new headwinds since the Covid-19 pandemic, with a growing debt crisis, poor utility financial health, and increased affordability challenges....
Over one-third African great apes endangered by mining for clean energy
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  • According to a statement by the scientists, the study aimed to evaluate the threat of mining to the ape population in Africa which makes up over one-third of the entire population with 180,000 gorillas, bonobos, and chimpanzees. These animals are now at risk of endangerment....
Why East Africa is ready for the e-mobility shift
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  • Included in the Ugandan Finance ministry’s tax proposals this week was tax exemption on locally manufactured electric vehicles (EVs) and charging equipment. Ethiopia is phasing out petroleum-fuelled motorcycles for electric ones. Neighbouring Kenya launched a draft national electric mobility policy to create a pathway to sustainable e-mobility....

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