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Press Release: DFC Board of Directors Approves $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges
DFC Board of Directors has approved $1.6 Billion of Investment to Advance Energy Supply, Food Security, Climate Solutions, and Other Key Development Challenges.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Bboxx Buys Pay-As-You-Go Solar Company PEG Africa
According to the announcement, the acquisition will make Bboxx and its group of companies Africa’s largest network for utility services.
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- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
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Foreign Investors Are Piling Into India’s Renewable Industry
As the world rapidly invests in renewables, in a bid to transition away from fossil fuels to a greener future, companies and governments are not just funding projects at home but also abroad.
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- Asia Pacific
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Precise Consult to Manufacture 250,000 Solar Home Systems Locally in Ethiopia
This initiative will allow the distribution of kits for the productive use of solar energy, particularly in the agricultural sector.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, housing, manufacturing, solar
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Koolboks Closes $2.5 Million Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa
Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5M Seed funding round.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- energy access, scale, solar
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Energy Policies For Refugee Assistance: Sustainability And Access
Paradoxically as more and more people are forcibly disconnected from energy grids and forced into refugee camps, these individuals’ per capita energy consumption increases despite individuals using less.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- energy access, migrants, refugees
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Analysis: Expanded Access to Solar Power in Africa Can Stimulate Economic Development – But There Are Risks
UN SDG7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. But in Africa, around 600 million people continue to live without access to electricity.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Nuclear Power Is on the Brink of a $1 Trillion Resurgence, but One Accident Anywhere Could Stop That Momentum
Thanks to new technology and the increasingly urgent need to fight climate change, nuclear energy is getting a second shot at becoming a prominent part of the global energy grid.
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- Global
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