The aim of the project was to empower older women to help reduce the negative environmental impact of fossil fuel use in Burkina Faso by… Read More »Burkina Faso Solar Grandmothers initiative: Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) contribution to the rural energy transition process
Carbon markets enable sustainable projects to get financing from entities looking to offset their carbon emissions. How can small-scale clean energy actors in Africa access… Read More »New publication: Carbon credit market access for smaller-scale clean energy projects
Millions in Africa are set to get access to clean energy, clean cooking, e-mobility services and other innovative products following the announcement at COP28 of… Read More »New partnership between Bboxx and EnerTech
USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals are invited from eligible African off-grid energy companies. Selected enterprises will receive funding… Read More »USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge open for applications
The use of decentralised solar production and energy storage technologies are common points in the 10 projects selected for the 5th edition of the A2E (Access… Read More »Ten new clean energy access projects in five African countries receive EDP funding
At the sides of COP28, Acumen launched Hardest-to-Reach, a $250 million initiative to activate clean energy markets in Africa’s underserved geographies. Critical to achieving universal energy access,… Read More »Acumen Launches New Hardest-to-Reach Initiative to Achieve Universal Energy Access
This is the first of three rounds of funding planned through Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO), with over €8m in grants available over the next… Read More »Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) opens new call
As Nithio grows and expands its offerings in the climate finance sector, we have updated the name of our lending vehicle, previously Nithio FI, to… Read More »Nithio Introduces FAIR: New Name, Same Mission
A new World Bank program is set to exponentially accelerate sustainable and clean energy access and provide life-transforming opportunities for 100 million people in up… Read More »World Bank approves Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation (ASCENT) Program
Power Africa and Open Capital have helped 30 off-grid solar companies across 17 African countries to develop robust finance functions and assisted them to evaluate, plan, and… Read More »Financial management handbook for off-grid solar companies: lessons on financial management from tailored support