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FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank, has provided climate fintech platform Nithio with a USD 10 mln in funding for its investment vehicle, FAIR: the… Read More »FMO invests USD 10m in Nithio’s FAIR

This Off-Grid Solar (OGS) policy toolkit is designed to assist governments in creating an enabling environment for OGS and pay-as-you-go (PAYG) sector growth by establishing… Read More »The Off-Grid Solar Policy Toolkit by Lighting Global

RES4Africa Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of RAISEAfrica – Renewables Accelerators for Innovative Startups and Entrepreneurs in Africa. In collaboration with Enel Green Power (EGP),  Energias De… Read More »RES4Africa Foundation launches RAISEAfrica

Early December, British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and Shell Foundation, the UK-registered charity supporting energy access market solutions… Read More »BII, Shell Foundation, and SunCulture pilot innovative carbon financing for solar irrigation in Kenya

ElectriFI, the impact-first investment facility managed by EDFI Management Company, announced the second disbursement of EUR 1.5 million in its strategic investment in FinEU ELLEN.… Read More »ElectriFI announces second disbursement in FinEU ELLEN investment for Mali

Sun King, formally Greenlight Planet Inc,  the world’s leading off-grid solar energy company, has raised an unsecured loan of USD 7 million from Lendable, a… Read More »Lendable supports Sun King’s expansion across Africa with $7m debt investment

All On, a leading impact investment firm in Nigeria, recently signed a significant investment agreement with Baobab Plus Nigeria, committing $2.25 million to a credit facility. This investment… Read More »AllOn invests $2.25M in Baobab+

In Nigeria, Bboxx, a data-driven super platform and champion of economic empowerment in Africa, has partnered with Turaco (registered in Nigeria as Turaco Inclusive Limited), Africa’s leading insurtech,… Read More »BBOXX partners with TURACO in Nigeria on insurance provision for their customers

The aim of the project was to empower older women to help reduce the negative environmental impact of fossil fuel use in Burkina Faso by… Read More »Burkina Faso Solar Grandmothers initiative: Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) contribution to the rural energy transition process

Carbon markets enable sustainable projects to get financing from entities looking to offset their carbon emissions. How can small-scale clean energy actors in Africa access… Read More »New publication: Carbon credit market access for smaller-scale clean energy projects