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Solar
Environmental Responsibility
Meet 18-year old graduate greening informal food stalls
Gabriella Kisoi may be only 18 but she’s an IT graduate and CEO of a clean-technology company modernizing informal marketplaces in Kenya through efficient,...
Social Responsibility
Mini-Grids to connect 110 million households to electricity- report
In excess of 110 million households in rural sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are expected to be connected to power through mini-grids over the next...
Environmental Responsibility
Solar Firm Ofgen To Develop 10MW Annually
Nairobi-based solar company Ofgen was founded in 2014 as a spin-off from Strathmore University’s Energy Research Centre.
According to the co-founder and director Jibril Omar,...
Economic Responsibility
Solar Records Steepest Price Drop Among Renewables
Solar energy costs have dropped by the steepest margin in the last 10 years among renewable sources, even as hydropower recorded an uptick.
The price...
Environmental Responsibility
Exclusive: Inside Kenya’s 95pc Green Energy Mix
Kenya is among a handful of nations worldwide generating and consuming electricity almost completely from renewable sources.
Geothermal is serving as Kenya’s baseload while hydropower...
International News
Renewables With Pave The Way Forward For South Africa
South Africa’s renewable energy sector might just have the resilience to navigate the Covid-19 crisis, given that it was already on the rise and...
Economic Responsibility
Spotlight On Africa’s Two Percent Share Of Global Green Energy
Africa accounts for a paltry 1.9 percent of the global share of developed renewable energy capacity, casting a light on the continent’s vastly untapped...
Social Responsibility
Kenyan Female Inventor Taps Drinking Water From Air
Beth
Koigi is on a mission to have every Kenyan gain access to clean drinking water
forever by simply turning air around them into water. If...