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
InfraCredit, a ‘AAA’ rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, is pleased to announce that it has secured a US$30 million risk-sharing and blended local currency… Read More »InfraCredit secures US$30m risk sharing and blended local currency co-financing facility from BII for Nigeria
This latest report by 60__decibels examines off-grid energy customer experiences in relation to key Consumer Protection themes. In this report in partnership with GOGLA, 60_dB… Read More »Consumer Protection Report 2024
The Financial Times (FT) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which houses the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform, announced the winners of the inaugural Africa… Read More »Africa Sustainable Futures Awards for SunKing and Nithio
USADF is excited to request proposals for the USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Proposals are invited from eligible African off-grid energy companies. Award: Selected enterprises will receive funding… Read More »USAFD Off Grid Energy Challenge open
In a milestone move to improve access to clean energy, Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC) in partnership with several Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), has… Read More »Ugandan UECCC partners with Energy Service Companies to extend subsidies for clean energy technologies