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Preo report
January 18, 2021
PREO launches new guide to procurement solutions for commercial clean energy equipment
The Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) programme has launched an in-depth knowledge guide on equipment procurement based on insights from their clean energy projects in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Burkina Faso and Lesotho.
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Children looking at a mobile device
December 17, 2020
Solar programme boosts educational opportunities for Kenyan schoolchildren
The educational opportunities of thousands of schoolchildren in Kenya have been transformed by energy access programme Project Jua.
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People standing near a well
November 20, 2020
Benin biogas pilot to tackle farming livelihoods and deforestation
To help address the stark environmental, livelihood and health repercussions of burning firewood, the Swedish Postcode Foundation awarded Energy 4 Impact a grant in November 2020 to support the government of Benin in defining the most viable strategy for the uptake of biodigesters across the country.
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Farmer working in muddy field
November 18, 2020
GIZ and Energy 4 Impact join forces to give a green energy boost to farmers in West and East Africa
GIZ and Energy 4 Impact are pleased to announce the start of a new collaboration under the Water and Energy 4 Growth initiative. The partnership consists of three programmes designed to promote the uptake of innovative solar irrigation technologies and business models across Benin, Senegal and Tanzania.
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Cold hub
October 23, 2020
Solar powered cold rooms could dramatically reduce food waste in sub-Saharan Africa
Solar-powered cold rooms reduce the post-harvest loss of crops, increasing profits by boosting farmers’ bargaining power at the marketplace, and unlocking regional and international markets to smallholders in remote rural areas.
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Person bending over a pile of wood
October 20, 2020
ENACTing energy access for the urban poor in Freetown and Kampala
ENACT will work with local governments to create an enabling environment to provide adequate, safe, reliable, clean and affordable forms of energy to the urban poor residing in Kampala and Freetown.
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