Africa’s off-grid solar sector courts investors with landmark deals
The test is whether more institutional investors will back a pay-as-you-go business model on a commercial scale
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Africa's off-grid solar sector courts mainstream investors with landmark financing deals
Major African off-grid solar companies secured landmark fundraising deals; this boosts hopes for significant private capital investment.
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Ethiopia’s Mini-Grid Bet: Can Farm Demand Make Rural Power Bankable?
The African Development Bank has approved a $2 million reimbursable grant for two renewable energy mini-grids in Ethiopia, forming part of a wider effort to connect rural electrification with irrigation, agriculture and local enterprise. Th
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AfDB Backs Ethiopia's Rural Mini-Grid Programme With $2 Million Grant
DREAM introduces a different approach to rural electrification by combining renewable energy mini-grids with agricultural activities that generate stable electricity demand.
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Taïwan ou le retour de la souveraineté électrique
OPINION. Le plus grand fabricant de puces du monde, le taïwanais TSMC, utilise 9% de l’électricité de l’île, et le chiffre pourrait passer à 25% en 2030. Or… Taïwan importe 95% de son énergie et n’est reliée à aucun réseau électrique. Un vr
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Électricité : le Maroc et le Portugal relancent leur projet d’interconnexion
La panne électrique de 2025 en péninsule Ibérique a relancé le projet d’interconnexion entre le Portugal et le Maroc. Les deux pays cherchent désormais le soutien de la Commission européenne pour faciliter son financement et attirer des inv
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H1 copper cathode wire rod exports nearly doubled, Middle East became top export market 【SMM analysis】
From January to June 2026, China's total export volume of copper wire rod reached 166,600 mt, up 97.50% YoY, a figure that already surpassed the full-year level of 2024 and nearly doubled the export ...
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Nigeria emerging as Africa’s renewable energy knowledge hub
By Abba Aliyu For the first time in our modern history, Nigeria is no longer on the global energy map simply as a case study for grid fragility and power
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The zero-waste architecture: Redefining green logistics in the GCC-Africa corridor
Across GCC-Africa trade routes, sustainability is shifting from marketing to operational math, proving the greenest mile is the one you never have to drive.
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