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Green remittances

While many exciting things are happening in the world of sustainability finance, there is enormous unmet demand and significant room for fu…

Started by Evan Mills

7 Sep 22, 2015
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Sub standard solar products

The influx of substandard solar products in Tanzania has a lot of negative impacts on the efforts of bringing alternative energy to the rur…

Started by Eng. Matthew Matimbwi

0 Sep 16, 2015

New report released on Africa's off-grid lighting market

Lighting Africa's latest overview of off-grid lighting market trends has been released.  Summary charts attached to this post.  Full report…

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3 Sep 11, 2015
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Combatting Energy Poverty Among the Extreme Poor (by Sarah Baird)

Allow me to share this very substantive and informative paper. I believe it is worth reading and hope you too may find it interesting. Wish…

Started by Salvatore Chester

0 Sep 11, 2015

Call for comments on Lighting Global draft Test Methods and Quality Standards for Solar Home System Kits

Lighting Global and the regional Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia, and Lighting Pacific programs are in the process of extending support to l…

Started by Meg Harper

1 Sep 7, 2015
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Online Course: Off Grid Solar Power Systems Design 101

The goal of this online course is to provide students with the basic concepts necessary to design stand-alone solar PV systems. Student wil…

Started by Mathy Mpassy Isinki

0 Aug 19, 2015

Visibility for our issues in The Guardian online

Can technology free developing countries from light poverty? http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2015/jul/3

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2 Aug 16, 2015
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Affordable finance for solar entrepreneurs in emerging countries through TRINE

We at TRINE (www.jointrine.com) are enabling solar entrepreneurs in emerging nations to scale their business and impact by providing afford…

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0 Jul 28, 2015

Some insights on Africa's mini grids development

Development of mini-grids has the potential to unlock under-exploited renewable energy resources including solar PV in sub Saharan Africa,…

Started by Patrick Velasco

0 Jul 21, 2015

Global awareness of energy poverty on the increase.

Some quite interesting developments, I believe, are happening these days in relation to the global awareness of energy poverty and indoor p…

Started by Salvatore Chester

5 Jun 20, 2015
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3rd Africa Mini Grids Summit 2016 Tanzania at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

November 28, 2016 to November 29, 2016
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Pay-As-You-Go strategies

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This short video demonstrates some of the solar powered agricultural machines that we have developed. All the machines are powered by 24V DC motors and every...
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Pay-As-You-Go strategies

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