The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million junior equity investment in the KawiSafi II Fund to help local businesses… Read More »AfDB’s SEFA contributes $10m to KawiSafi II clean-energy Fund
HSFG member SIMA has been named a finalist for the Reuters Events’ Sustainability Awards 2024 in the Social Impact Category. This recognition is a testament… Read More »SIMA finalist for the Reuters’ Sustainability Awards 2024
Bboxx has appointed Anthony Osijo as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to take the company to its next stage of growth as it capitalises on the… Read More »Bboxx charts next stage of growth with appointment of new CEO and Executive Chairman
Smiling Through Light is teaming up with the Dutch energy company Spark, to bring last-mile communities in Sierra Leone life-changing energy access. Smiling Through Light… Read More »Smiling Through Light joins forces with Spark on off-grid solar in Sierra Leone
Spark has partnered with SOL! Groupe as their preferred manufacturer and supplier of the Spark Kit solar home system, with distribution now underway in Chad… Read More »Spark and SOL! Groupe collaborate on Solar Home Systems in Chad and Central African Republic
The SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) published their latest report on “Evaluating Regional Prefeasibility Facilities: Expanding Renewable Energy and Energy Access… Read More »New SACREEE report on regional prefeasibility facilities
d.light has announced the closing of a new securitisation facility that will purchase $176 million of receivables in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The new financing… Read More »African Frontier Capital provides securitisation facility to d.light
SolarAid is delighted to announce that it has taken the top prize in the International Aid & Development category at this year’s Charity Awards, the longest-running and… Read More »SolarAid wins at the Charity Awards 2024
Global energy access gap worsens as population growth outpaces new connections: 685 million people living without electricity access in 2022, 2.1 billion people continue to… Read More »Progress on basic energy access reverses for first time in a decade
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) is an innovative SDG7 financing programme managed by Nefco. BGFA is now a EUR 126 million programme,… Read More »Financial mobilisation and financing trends: The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa case