PayGo Energy, a smart-meter pay-as-you-go LPG provider has raised US $1.43M in Series Seed debt and equity financing led by…
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It seems the idea of crowdfunding is gradually taking its stay in Nigeria, as Nigerian crowdfunding sites have begun to…
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UK’s Brighter World Energy, just raised GBP500,000 seed capital round led by ClearlySo, a European impact investment bank to help tackle…
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Off-grid solar firm BBOXX raises $20 million to double down on Kenya and Rwanda
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaEast Africa-focused off-grid solar company BBOXX, has closed a $20 million Series C investment from co-investors MacKinnon, Bennett & Company (MKB), ENGIE Rassembleurs d’Energies and…
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The energy market in Sub-Saharan Africa will quadruple by 2040
by Contributorby ContributorBy 2040, the market for electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will have grown significantly with projections by McKinsey & Company…
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India’s solar energy firm Orb secures $2 Million for its Africa Expansion
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaIndia’s Orb Energy has raised $2 million in equity investments from the Netherland’s FMO to start its solar designs, manufacturing…
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Tanzania’s Off Grid Electric raises $16 million from SolarCity, Zouk Capital & Microsoft co-founder
by Ventureburnby VentureburnBy Jacques Coetzee: staff reporter Ventureburn Things are looking bright for East Africa this season. At least that’s the case…
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Africa has 70 years of natural gas reserves at current consumption, the 2nd most globally
by Contributorby ContributorThe Reserves-to-Production (R/P) ratio measures how long it would take for a natural resource to be depleted if production levels…
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Kenyans to Get Cheaper Electricity as KenGen Adds 140MW to the National Grid
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaKenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced today that it has added 140MW to the national grid from the 280…
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Canada’s Windiga Energy Pours $50-Million on New Power Project in Burkina Faso
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaCanada’s Windiga Energy Inc., an independent power producer recently signed a $50-million contract to build a solar power plant in…
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Environmental Conservation – The Untapped Tech Frontier
by Brian Wafulaby Brian WafulaBy Nguru Mugendi, Kenya has been dubbed the Sillicon Savannah; with good reason. From this small East African country, technologies…
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Africa’s proven oil reserves have more than doubled since 1980
by Contributorby ContributorAfrica’s proven oil reserves have grown from 57 billion barrels in 1980 to 124 billion barrels in 2012 with an…
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UK Firm Launches Affordable Solar Lighting to End Usage of Kerosene Lamps in Africa
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaLess than 20 percent of Kenyan rural homes have access to electricity and are therefore forced to use fossil fuels…
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Primus Power Secures $20 Million in Series C Funding led by South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaGrid-scale electrical energy storage firm, Primus Power has secured $20 million in the first close of its Series C financing led…
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Angaza Design Wants to Light Your World With Pay-As-You-Go Solar Solutions
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaFounded in Nairobi in 2012 by Lesley Silverthorn, Victoria Arch and Bryan Silverthorn, Angaza Design is an alternative energy startup…
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CEO Weekends:Kenya’s Chaja To End Power Woes Faced By Off-grid Communities
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaTwo Kenyan entrepreneurs, Jeff Wanjohi and James Njenga have developed Chaja, a micropower charger for phones, tablets, flashlights in a…
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Rwanda’s Mobile Charging Kiosk Wants To Put An End To Energy Woes Plus Poverty
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaRwanda’s Henri Nyakarundi founded ARED (African Renewable Energy Distributor) to give renewable energy solutions to the public and private sectors…
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