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08.11.2016 , Peyton Fleming

Africa’s green energy challenge: Mega projects, off-grid or somewhere in between?

South of the Sahara, getting electricity to 620 million people may require an all-of-the-above strategy.

01.02.2016 , The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), GOGLA, Practical Action and SolarAid

Accelerating access to electricity in Africa with off-grid solar

These reports present evidence of the impact of solar household systems, reviews the market in the region and 13 selected countries in sub-Saharan...

03.03.2015 , Pariphan Uawithya

New Report Says Off-Grid Systems Can Solve Energy Poverty in Rural Areas

In a recently published report supported by The Rockefeller Foundation, Accenture Development Partnerships assessed the suitability of off-grid energy...

17.09.2013 , Lucius Mayer-Tasch

The PRODUSE Study: Impact of Productive Use of Electricity in Benin, Ghana and Uganda

Electrification practitioners often emphasise the need for productive use of energy (PUE) to enhance the incomes of home businesses and enterprises....

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17.04.2019

Why This 48-Year-Old Woman Is Building Ghana's Biggest Solar Farm

Salma Okonkwo is a rare woman to head up an energy company in Africa.

12.04.2019

REACT competition open for Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Senegal, Somalia

REACT aims to increase access to clean, affordable energy for low-income people in Africa by...

09.04.2019

Ghana: 1,742 trained in solar installation and maintenance to promote renewable energy

Players in the renewable energy sector are stepping up the promotion of energy conservation,...

27.03.2019

Green sector in Ghana to expand through supply chain management

Harnessing the power of supply chain management is key to boosting sustainable energy development in...

27.03.2019

Ghana secures US$230m for mini grids project

An ambitious project is underway to install 55 small-scale renewable electricity production and...

25.03.2019

Ghana: Community now has solar-powered mechanised water

About 400 inhabitants would be benefiting from the facility, a new technology called Solar Water...

21.03.2019

Ghana: Govt begins distribution of solar lanterns to deprived households

The government has begun the distribution of solar-powered lanterns to households, especially...

12.03.2019

1,600 farmers in Ghana to receive solar irrigation equipment

Skyfox Limited, investors in agriculture is set to supply 1,600 farmers with solar irrigation pumps...

18.02.2019

Ghana: CrossBoundary commissions solar off grid for bottling plant

Yingli Namene West Africa Ltd, a Ghanaian company has just completed the construction of a solar off...

14.02.2019

Ghana: PEG supports rural community with free solar lights

PEG Africa, a solar company, has established a learning centre at Beposo Manhyia, a rural village...

30.11.2018

Total Ghana opens a second solar powered station

The newly renovated solar service station is located at Takoradi Airport Junction and is the first...

21.11.2018

Ghana: UNDP And Partners Supports Farmers With Solar-powered Irrigation Pumps

The pumps are capable of watering up to a total of 15 hectares of land and the solar panels with a...

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