KivuWatt, a 34 MW power plant in Kibuye, Rwanda, was conceived to help reduce the risk of an overpressure gas outburst at Lake Kivu. The first-of-its-kind integrated methane gas extraction and production facility has since become a critical regional producer of power.
We’re looking back at the videos that struck a chord with our Climate Reality audience in 2018. These top five videos were published on our Facebook page and were watched a total of 42 million times. It’s an incredible number that makes us hopeful that the world is becoming more and more aware of the climate crisis – and that together, we can stop the fake debates and focus on real solutions.
Falling solar panel prices have led to a steep surge of economically viable off-grid solutions all over the world — as well, and especially, in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and the International Renewable Energy Agency announced last week $25 million in concessional loans to support solar development in Mauritius and Rwanda.
Three African renewable energy projects have been awarded funding from Access Power’s Access Co-Development Facility support mechanism, while at the same time French electric utility ENGIE partnered with sub-Saharan African developer eleQtra to develop and construct a wind power project in Ghana.
Delegates from more than 150 countries met in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, last week, to agree on a strategy for diminishing the worldwide use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Historically, people started using these chemicals for refrigeration, air conditioning, and aerosols in response to the scientific finding that their predecessors — chlorofluorocarbons — … [continued]
Off-grid solar company BBOXX announced in late August that it had successfully closed a $20 million Series C investment. BBOXX is a leading off-grid solar company, which designs, manufactures, distributes, and finances plug & play solar systems which provide access to energy across Africa and the developing world where traditional … [continued]
The Rwandan Government has entered a significant agreement with regards to its goal to provide electricity access to 70% of the country’s households. Ignite Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Rwanda to provide off-grid solar power systems to 250,000 households across the country by 2018. … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. Off Grid Electric is a leading small business advancing clean energy in the developing world. It has created a distributed solar power model and currently provides services in Tanzania and Rwanda. Many people in these countries don’t have enough money to buy solar power systems, so … [continued]
The United Kingdom’s Green Investment Bank has announced its first investment plan in the emerging renewable energy markets of India and Africa. The Bank will invest £200 million in renewable energy projects in India, South Africa, and East African countries, through the UK Climate Investments – a joint venture between the … [continued]
