Solar Panda, a fast growing solar home system provider in Africa, announces its launch into Zambia, one week after announcing its expansion into Sénégal. Solar Panda Corporation, a Canadian-solar energy… Read More »Solar Panda acquires VITALITE Zambia, marking expansion into 3rd country in Africa

‘Designing for Sustainability: Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Cold Room’ serves as a blueprint for off-grid solar companies and practitioners to design sustainable cooling solutions. Efficiency for Access published ‘Designing for… Read More »EforA publishes report on the world’s most sustainable solar-powered cold room

A Study of Repayment and Impact in the PAYGo Solar Market. Pay-as-You-Go (PAYGo) off-grid solar (OGS) solutions have a critical role to play in making energy connections affordable for those… Read More »New report: Keeping the Lights On

Baobab Group announced today the successful completion of the sale of its majority stake in Baobab+ to BioLite. This strategic divestment will enable Baobab+ to leverage BioLite's technological expertise and… Read More »Baobab Group completes strategic sale of majority stake in Baobab+ to BioLite

Today, AECF officially launched the Solar Electrification Fund in partnership with Invest in Visions – a non-bank impact investor headquartered in Frankfurt. The Fund is a bold step in solving… Read More »AECF and Invest in Visions launch Solar Electrification Fund

In a decisive move to accelerate energy access while marking a major milestone for Nigeria’s energy sector, the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) held the first grant signing ceremony under the… Read More »Nigerian REA signs deals with 8 companies for stand alone solar and mini grids

Moon and ANKA  announced the official creation of MOOKA, a strategic joint venture that aims to achieve universal access to energy in Madagascar through an innovative ‘Energy-as-a-Service’ (EaaS) model. The… Read More »Moon & ANKA create MOOKA raising €20m for universal access to energy in Madagascar

EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC), via the EU-funded ElectriFI, joins Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, Visa Foundation, Bank of Industry, British International Investment, and others in supporting Aruwa Capital’s mission… Read More »ElectriFI invests $ 6m in Aruwa Capital Fund II

With support from Good Energies Foundation, in Falling Behind: Defaulted Customers 60dB examines the experiences of defaulted customers–those who lost access to their energy products due to repossession, locking, return, or other factors.… Read More »New 60dB report – Falling Behind: Defaulted Customers

BRILHO is excited to launch the 2025 update of their flagship report, Transforming Off-Grid Energy Access in Mozambique: The BRILHO Programme Contribution (2019 - 2024). Building on last year's edition,… Read More »New report release: Transforming off-grid energy access in Mozambique (2019 – 2024)

Arnergy, a Nigerian distributed solar energy provider, has raised $18 million in a Series B funding round aimed at accelerating its clean energy expansion. The round was led by CardinalStone… Read More »Arnergy secures $18m series B to expand solar deployment and financing in Nigeria

The UK International Development Committee launches a new inquiry into aid for community-led energy. Developing clean and resilient energy is often a priority within countries’ efforts to meet ambitious climate… Read More »UK parliamentary committee enquiry – Can community energy aid recharge development?