Sun King, formally Greenlight Planet Inc, the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, has raised an unsecured loan of USD 7 million from Lendable, a… Read More »Lendable supports Sun King’s expansion across Africa with $7m debt investment
All On, a leading impact investment firm in Nigeria, recently signed a significant investment agreement with Baobab Plus Nigeria, committing $2.25 million to a credit facility. This investment… Read More »AllOn invests $2.25M in Baobab+
In Nigeria, Bboxx, a data-driven super platform and champion of economic empowerment in Africa, has partnered with Turaco (registered in Nigeria as Turaco Inclusive Limited), Africa’s leading insurtech,… Read More »BBOXX partners with TURACO in Nigeria on insurance provision for their customers
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