Applications are now open for PREO to support the implementation of Productive Uses of Renewable Energy (PURE) in sub-Saharan Africa. This open call will accept… Read More »Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) open call 2025
The Flip, Delta40, Africa Climate Ventures, and Catalyst Fund co-created this series and Episode 2 is now live! In this 10 min video you will meet… Read More »Episode 2 of African Climate Innovation Series “The Greenprint” now live
Climate and impact fund manager Camco has reached first close on USD 107 million for its new REPP 2 debt fund to invest in the… Read More »Camco achieves first close on REPP 2 blended finance fund
As the impacts of climate change intensify, building resilience through renewable energy is essential. Beyond reducing emissions, renewables play a critical role in climate adaptation,… Read More »2nd brief in REN21’s Resilience Series out
Further to an April 2024 pledge by the Presidents of the African Development Bank and the World Bank to bring electricity access to 300 million… Read More »Ninth AEMP held in Dar es Salaam ahead of key Africa Heads of State Energy Summit scheduled for 28 January in Tanzania
Acumen invests in Brighter Life by d.light, the first multi-country receivables finance facility formed by d.light and African Frontier Capital. Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (“H2R”) initiative has invested… Read More »Hardest-to-Reach invests in d.light’s catalytic multi-country receivables facility
As part of Energy Day at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29), The Rockefeller Foundation announced $US10.9 million to advance African-led… Read More »Rockefeller Foundation advances African-led energy transition solutions at COP29
bp, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies announce a commitment to invest in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (UN SDG7), which aims to ensure… Read More »bp, Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies join forces to help increase access to energy
During the 29th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that its… Read More »IFC announces support to Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative
As the world races toward 2050, the challenge of feeding a booming population looms large, especially in Africa, where the population is projected to soar… Read More »New PREO report: Cultivating Opportunities in Africa: Powering agricultural productivity through Renewable Energy Integration
