Tag: energy
Business
Africa’s proven oil reserves have more than doubled since 1980
Africa’s proven oil reserves have grown from 57 billion barrels in 1980 to 124 billion barrels in...
Startups
UK Firm Launches Affordable Solar Lighting to End Usage of Kerosene Lamps in Africa
Less than 20 percent of Kenyan rural homes have access to electricity and are therefore forced to...
Startups
Primus Power Secures $20 Million in Series C Funding led by South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum
Grid-scale electrical energy storage firm, Primus Power has secured $20 million in the first close of its Series...
Women
Angaza Design Wants to Light Your World With Pay-As-You-Go Solar Solutions
Founded in Nairobi in 2012 by Lesley Silverthorn, Victoria Arch and Bryan Silverthorn, Angaza Design is an...
Startups
CEO Weekends:Kenya’s Chaja To End Power Woes Faced By Off-grid Communities
Two Kenyan entrepreneurs, Jeff Wanjohi and James Njenga have developed Chaja, a micropower charger for phones, tablets,...
Startups
Rwanda’s Mobile Charging Kiosk Wants To Put An End To Energy Woes Plus Poverty
Rwanda's Henri Nyakarundi founded ARED (African Renewable Energy Distributor) to give renewable energy solutions to the public...