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The Ethiopian government on Tuesday disclosed that it is working to provide electricity access to more than 200 rural towns that are not closer to the national electric grid. The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) said it has embarked on works, in partnership with private sector actors and associations, to provide…

Okra Solar, an Australian renewable energy deep-tech company, and previous winner of the TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield, has raised US $2.1 million to scale up their distribution of IoT-enabled Mesh-Grids in order to bring power to the 770 million people living off-grid globally. SYDNEY, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Two family offices, Explorer InvestmentsandDidendum, led the $2.1 million investment round into Okra Solar, alongsideSchneider Electric Energy Access&Autodesk Foundation. SDGx, ...

Download logo  Africa’s rapid economic expansion creates a daunting energy challenge, combined with rising expectations of improved resilience and sustainability. Finding a sustainable way to meet growing energy needs is one of the core development challenges for the continent. Africa is rich in renewable energy sources, including hydro, sun, wind and others, and the time […]

Download logo Africa’s rapid economic expansion creates a daunting energy challenge, combined with rising expectations of improved resilience and

ILOILO CITY—The three electric cooperatives have formally opposed the proposed expansion of services of MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power), the sole power distributor of Iloilo City, to towns in Iloilo province. “The proposal is illegal and unnecessary because the existing franchise areas a

To understand why many low-income households in Africa are hesitant to adopt solar power, the World Bank’s Carbon Initiative for Development and its Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit teamed up to explore the influence of societal factors and biases.

April 1st, 2021 in Podcast. Closed New World Bank financing supports Ethiopias goal of universal electricity access by 2025. (Photo: The World Bank Group headquarters building in Washington, D.C./Wikimedia) Press Release World Bank Group ADDIS ABABA — The World Bank approved a $500 million International Development Association (IDA)* credit to support Ethiopia’s goal of achieving universal electricity access by 2025. Over the past decade, the Government of Ethiopia has m...

72 views Gulf Oil & Gas - The company will deliver29 SG3.4-132 wind turbines to state-owned utility Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) for the Assela project - The 100MW wind farm will help power over 400,000 Ethiopian households - The wind farm is set to be commissioned by Spring 2023, and will save more than 260,000tons of CO2 emissions per year Siemens Gamesa has signed its first wind power project in Ethiopia with state-owned electricity company Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP),strengthening its ...

Siemens Gamesa has signed its first wind power project in Ethiopia with state-owned electricity company Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP), strengthening its leadership in Africa as the country begins to expand its green energy capacity to meet ambitious renewable targets.