Symbiotics Investments, a leading market access platform for impact investing, has arranged a US$10mn green bond for Proparco to be on-lent to Sun King (previously GreenLight Planet), one of the leading solar-home system actors in sub-Saharan Africa
Energy
HCB to modernise electricity production system with support of AfDB
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan package for Hidroeléctrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB) in Mozambique to support its vital capex programme aimed at modernising the company’s electricity production system
IEA: global energy efficiency progress accelerating but more investment required
According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest report, Energy Efficiency 2022, global investments in energy efficiency reached US$560bn in 2022, an increase of 16% on 2021
Expectations from South Africa’s Integrated Renewable Energy and Resource Efficiency Programme
South Africa’s tussle with shortage of electricity and water, accentuated by the accelerated impact of climate change, has had adverse consequences for its citizens
Eni to support energy transition in Rwanda
Eni, an Italian multinational energy company, has signed four agreements with the Government of Rwanda to develop innovative joint initiatives in agriculture, protection of unique forest ecosystems, technology and health..