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February 20, 2023
Benin pilot results show potential for powering up country’s biogas programme
With farmland in north-eastern Benin growing maize, cotton, soya and rice, plus a herd of oxen, Sare Bifico Yaya has plenty of agricultural waste that could be put to good use. Thanks to a biodigester, Sare has been doing exactly that.
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February 14, 2023
New research highlights critical next steps for scaling the clean cooking sector in Rwanda
The reports outline critical next steps for public and private stakeholders towards popularising clean cooking technologies in Rwanda
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January 27, 2023
Access to clean energy technologies set to boost livelihoods of women entrepreneurs in rural Senegal and Benin
With funding from the Women’s Philanthropy Group within Mercy Corps, Energy 4 Impact will help smallholder women farmers and rural entrepreneurs in Senegal and Benin gain access to clean energy technologies.
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January 16, 2023
Business support is helping more rural enterprises in Tanzania to capitalise on access to electricity
Rural businesses in newly electrified parts of northern and southwestern Tanzania are seizing the opportunities enabled by energy to develop their commercial activities.
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January 11, 2023
Unlocking the power of local manufacturing in Africa
A report from PREO delves into the transformative potential of harnessing the local 'share of value' while advancing energy access within the off-grid sector.
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December 22, 2022
The needs and priorities for humanitarian energy in four sub-Saharan countries assessed in webinar series
Mercy Corps - Energy 4 Impact conducted assessments in selected displacement sites in Uganda, Rwanda, Somalia and Niger and presented the results in webinars.
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