Africa is on track to install 17 GW of solar in 2026, a record for the continent and up 45% year-on-year, according to a new analysis by global energy think tank Ember… Read More »Africa is on track for a record year of solar installations in 2026, up 45% year-on-year, driven largely by distributed solar

GOGLA, the global off-grid solar association, and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have signed a renewed and expanded Memorandum of Understanding, broadening cooperation between the two organisations. The agreement was signed at… Read More »GOGLA and the International Solar Alliance renew and expand global cooperation on off-grid solar

Spark, a Dutch B2B provider of modular solar home systems, has raised €2 million ($2.3 million) in a seed round led by CEI Africa, a development-finance fund focused on energy access… Read More »Spark raises €2M from development funds to scale off-grid solar in Africa

Nineteen productive use appliance companies across Kenya, Nigeria, and Ethiopia have been awarded $1.5 million USD through the Productive Use Financing Facility (PUFF) to expand access to income-generating solar appliances for entrepreneurs… Read More »PUFF awards $1.5m for income-generating appliances

GOGLA, the global off-grid solar association, and the Africa Mini-grid Developers Association (AMDA) announced a formal Collaboration Agreement, aligning the two leading industry associations representing the off-grid solar (OGS) and… Read More »GOGLA and AMDA announce strategic collaboration to accelerate energy access

Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South – but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book – the first to examine… Read More »New book: The Repair Mindset – How to fix off-grid solar power in Kenya

The International Finance Corporation signed a $40 million convertible loan agreement with EDF Power Solutions to expand off-grid solar access across Africa. Announced by Ethiopis Tafara, the deal blends IFC… Read More »IFC and EDF Power Solutions sign $40m deal

Customer surveys provide new insights and data on improvements in lighting and phone charging, impacts on daily life, and customer experiences of payment processes from our Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) pilots, as… Read More »New report highlights customer experiences from REAL Programme Catalyst Energy-as-a-Service pilots

EEP Africa is pleased to share a summary of From Pilots to Scale - Lessons from EEP Africa’s Early-Stage Clean Energy Portfolio from 2010-2017. The study was developed in collaboration with… Read More »EEP Africa publishes lessons from portfolio

Charm Impact today announced the launch and $6.25 million first close of Hummingbird One, a $12 million blended finance investment vehicle designed to scale its specialist approach to financing early-stage… Read More »Charm Impact launches Hummingbird One to address small-ticket renewable energy financing gap

Over the past decade, PAYGo solar has extended energy access to millions of households excluded from traditional finance. But as the sector moves into harder-to-reach markets, a structural tension is… Read More »New paper: PAYGo at a crossroads

Results-Based Financing (RBF) has helped make energy access a reality for millions. Yet governments, investors and off-grid solar companies have also encountered implementation challenges, including payment delays and potential market… Read More »New GOGLA article: Revamping Results-Based Financing