Access to sustainable energy crucial for Africa’s economic development. (Image source: RightBrainPhotography/Flickr)
BBOXX customers in Togo will receive a subsidy to spend on solar energy – in what is the first government subsidy for the purpose of solar energy payments in Africa
The distributor agreement being signed by Perkins President Steve Ferguson and President of Secodi, Damien Ferguson. (Image credit: Perkins Engine Company)
Perkins Engines Company has entered into an agreement appointing Seco Power an authorised Perkins distributor for 21 countries in West and Central Africa. Seco Power, part of the Secodi group, will provide sales, parts and service support to Perkins customers in these countries
The aim is to provide energy access to the people of sub-Saharan Africa and India. (Image source: Sebastian Ganso/Pixabay)
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the USA government’s development finance institution, has provided initial financing to SunFunder’s US$85mn Solar Energy Transformation (SET) Fund which supports businesses providing solar solutions in sub-Saharan Africa and India
The aim is to increase energy access in Malawi. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in support of the USA Government-led Power Africa initiative, has launched a “Solar Home System Kick-Starter Programme for Malawi” to expand energy access in the country via solar home systems (SHS)
The aim is to improve rural electrification, while creating sustainable businesses. (Image source: Andrew Martin/Pixabay)
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has kicked off a feasibility study, aiming to explore the potential of electric cooperative business models in Nigeria and Ethiopia