Tag: energy
Startups
Off-grid solar firm BBOXX raises $20 million to double down on Kenya and Rwanda
East Africa-focused off-grid solar company BBOXX, has closed a $20 million Series C investment from co-investors MacKinnon, Bennett &...
Business
The energy market in Sub-Saharan Africa will quadruple by 2040
By 2040, the market for electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will have grown significantly with projections by...
Business
India’s solar energy firm Orb secures $2 Million for its Africa Expansion
India's Orb Energy has raised $2 million in equity investments from the Netherland's FMO to start its...
Startups
Tanzania’s Off Grid Electric raises $16 million from SolarCity, Zouk Capital & Microsoft co-founder
By Jacques Coetzee: staff reporter Ventureburn
Things are looking bright for East Africa this season. At least that’s...
Business
Africa has 70 years of natural gas reserves at current consumption, the 2nd most globally
The Reserves-to-Production (R/P) ratio measures how long it would take for a natural resource to be depleted...
Tech
Kenyans to Get Cheaper Electricity as KenGen Adds 140MW to the National Grid
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced today that it has added 140MW to the national grid...
Tech
Canada’s Windiga Energy Pours $50-Million on New Power Project in Burkina Faso
Canada's Windiga Energy Inc., an independent power producer recently signed a $50-million contract to build a solar...
Startups
Environmental Conservation – The Untapped Tech Frontier
By Nguru Mugendi,
Kenya has been dubbed the Sillicon Savannah; with good reason. From this small East African...