WeLight Raises €19m for Solar Mini-Grids in 120 Villages

The electricity access provider WeLight is raising €19 million from three investors. The funds are intended…

AFRICA: LeapFrog Invests $70m in Solar Kit Provider Sun King

 LeapFrog Investments is participating in a Series D round of funding to finance the expansion of…

DEG Finances the Installation of Solar Microgrids in Nigeria

The German InvDEG) is providing a loan of USD 750,000 to Husk Power Systems. The company…

Gridworks Invests $50m in Virunga Power

Gridworks Development Partners, a British International Investment (BII) company, has announced a $50 million investment in…

AfDB to Finance Ivorian 44MW Hydropower Project

AfDB will finance the Singrobo-Ahouaty 44MW hydropower project in Côte d’Ivoire. The Singrobo-Ahouaty financing package is…

ElectriFI Launches €15m for Clean Energy Developers

  The Electrification Finance Initiative (ElectriFI), an European Union (EU) funded programme, is expanding into Africa. …

TOGO: Energieaux Manufactures Intelligent Solar Panels

Nadjagou Lalle Yentaguime, the winner of “Tremplin Start-up”, develops solar panels in Togo. The Solar Tracker…

Jack Dorsey Invests in Gridless to Improve Africa’s Electrification

Jack Dorsey’s Block co-leads a $2M investment in an Africa-Based renewable Bitcoin miner, Gridless. Gridless uses…

BB Energy Finances Clean Cooking in Rwanda

BB Energy is signing partnerships with local companies to manufacture and distribute improved stoves in Rwanda.…

Proparco Invests $10 million in Sun King’s Solar Kits

Proparco, the subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD) group, is subscribing to a $10 million…