ENGIE, through its Solar Home System company Fenix International, and the European Investment Bank have agreed on a off-grid solar scheme, a move in which millions of people, small holders and entrepreneurs in remote villages across Uganda can access reliable and cheap electricity
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Tunisia boosting renewable energy drive
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) and UPC Renewables (UPC) will develop a 30MW Sidi Mansour wind farm in Tunisia
InfraCo Africa commits US$6mn to Bumbuna Hydro II in Sierra Leone
InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed an agreement with lead developer Joule Africa to provide US$6mn of funding to the 143MW Bumbuna Hydro II initiative in Sierra Leone
600W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance announced
A total of 39 photovoltaic companies have band together to give industry a fillip as 600w+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance
Finnish ICS unveils optics technology to transform solar industry economics
ICS has developed a technology platform and a film solution that enhance solar energy economics and bring solar energy to the front line of sustainable energy solutions on a global scale