Nineteen productive use appliance companies across Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia have been awarded $1.5 million USD through the Productive Use Financing Facility (PUFF) to expand access to… Read More »PUFF awards $1.5m for income-generating appliances
GOGLA, the global off-grid solar association, and the Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA) announced a formal Collaboration Agreement, aligning the two leading industry associations representing… Read More »GOGLA and AMDA announce strategic collaboration to accelerate energy access
Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South – but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book… Read More »New book: The Repair Mindset – How to fix off-grid solar power in Kenya
The International Finance Corporation signed a $40 million convertible loan agreement with EDF Power Solutions to expand off-grid solar access across Africa. Announced by Ethiopis… Read More »IFC and EDF Power Solutions sign $40m deal
Customer surveys provide new insights and data on improvements in lighting and phone charging, impacts on daily life, and customer experiences of payment processes from… Read More »New report highlights customer experiences from REAL Programme Catalyst Energy-as-a-Service pilots
EEP Africa is pleased to share a summary of From Pilots to Scale – Lessons from EEP Africa’s Early-Stage Clean Energy Portfolio from 2010-2017. The… Read More »EEP Africa publishes lessons from portfolio
Charm Impact today announced the launch and $6.25 million first close of Hummingbird One, a $12 million blended finance investment vehicle designed to scale its… Read More »Charm Impact launches Hummingbird One to address small-ticket renewable energy financing gap
Over the past decade, PAYGo solar has extended energy access to millions of households excluded from traditional finance. But as the sector moves into harder-to-reach… Read More »New paper: PAYGo at a crossroads
Results-Based Financing (RBF) has helped make energy access a reality for millions. Yet governments, investors and off-grid solar companies have also encountered implementation challenges, including… Read More »New GOGLA article: Revamping Results-Based Financing
Sun King announced plans to invest up to $150 million in Ethiopia over the next five years, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed… Read More »Sun King commits up to $150m for energy access in Ethiopia