Africa Microgrid News
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Solar Startup Harnesses the Power of the Sun and the Mighty Zambesi
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Construction of the first three of a planned 12 hybrid solar-hydroelectric microgrids highlights the creative, effective ways multilateral Power Africa ...

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U.S. Solar Developer Renewvia Brings Electricity to Rural Areas in Kenya and Developing Countries With Pay-As-You-Go Microgrids
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U.S.-based solar developer, Renewvia Energy, is bringing electricity to rural communities in Kenya and other developing countries through pay-as-go solar ...

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Vulcan Impact Investing Makes its Mark with Rural Kenya Solar Mini-grids
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Vulcan's impact investing team lay out the challenges they have faced, and the solutions they've come up with, in the two years it has owned and operated 10 ...

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Off-Grid Renewable Energy Bringing Universal Electricity Access to Africa
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Widely available and cheaper than ever, PV solar is spreading rapidly across sub-Saharan Africa as a first generation of local clean energy entrepreneurs taps ...

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How Multilateral Development Banks Can Embrace Decentralized Renewables
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The Executive Summary from 'Decentralized Renewables: The Fast Track Track To Universal Energy Access,' is republished with permission from PowerForAll. ...

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Mobile Phone Adoption In Africa Can Provide Tools, Demand, and Lessons for Off-Grid Electrification
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Hundreds of millions of phones (and smartphones) have been activated in Africa. But the aspiration of portable and renewable off-Grid solutions for all ...

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Solar Kiosk Turns a Sleepy Kenyan Village Into An Urban Center
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After decades of failed initiatives to extend electricity access, over 600 million people in Africa still do not have access to electricity. With current ...

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Africa And The Policy Push For Mini-Grid Growth
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In Africa’s quest for power sufficiency, there is a vehicle, a driver and the passengers. With the private sector/investor’s interest being the driver, ...

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Your Guide To Microgrid Month – Events in London, Washington DC, Kansas City, Arlington, and Lausanne
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A growing interest in Microgrids, Distributed Energy, and Rural Electrification can be identified by a growing list of high-caliber events. CommonWealth ...

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The Investment Case for Mini-Grids and Off-Grids in Africa
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Since the mid-1990s, external finance to Africa’s power sector has averaged only around US$600m per year of public assistance, plus a similar volume of private ...

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Chijioke Mama – Senior Microgrid and Africa Energy Contributor
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Chijioke Mama A prolific Business Researcher, Analyst and Advisor; Chijioke Mama has authored extensive analytical works on diverse issues in Africa’s ...

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Microgrid Business Models Gain Traction In Kenya As Africa Leapfrogs Electric Grid
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Kenya Microgrid Company SteamaCo Is Deploying Renewable Energy, Pay-As-You-Go Microgrids In Rural Africa One of the most interesting aspects of distributed ...