Google has agreed to fund a US$650,000 two-year Randomised Control Trial study (RCT) into the impact of solar lights on poverty alleviation in Africa
Energy
Construction begins on Obama's US$21 billion electrification project
US president Barack Obamas multi-billion dollar project Power Africa will comprise solar and wind installations in six sub-Saharan countries to increase access to electricity
AfDB pledges US$40 million to boost electricity coverage in Rwanda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently signed an agreement with the Rwandan government to give the country US$40mn for the expansion of its electricity network
China’s Powerway to invest in solar project in Zimbabwe
Powerway South Africa, a subsidiary of the Chinese Powerway Renewable Energy Company, plans to invest US$160mn to construct a 100MW solar power plant in Zimbabwe
DR Congo gears up for major hydro projects
The World Bank will invest an estimated US$550mn in hydro projects annually over 10 years in collaboration with the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)