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…

ElectriFI Launches €15m for Clean Energy Developers

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

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…

Bboxx and EDF Loans $11m for electrification

Solar home system providers Bboxx and Électricité de France (EDF) in Togo are getting an $11…

Infraco Invests $2m in Electric Tricycles

InfraCo Africa is investing US$2 million to facilitate the deployment of 400 electric vehicles by start-up…

 Sun King Receives $10 million Green Bonds

Symbiotics Investments has issued $10 million green bond from Proparco to develop Sun king’s activities in…

Adoption of Clean Energy Technologies in Nigeria: Barriers and Solutions

Clean energy technology could be referred to as an umbrella term for producing power without having…