Solarise Africa, a solar energy provider, has just signed a partnership with Centennial Generating, which provides energy services in East Africa. Through this alliance, Solarise Africa is expanding its services in East Africa, with a focus on the Rwandan, Ugandan and Zambian markets. Solarise Africa is expanding in Africa. The company, which supplies solar energy […]
Rwanda 2019 Investments Climb to $2.5 Billion on Energy Projects
Rwanda recorded a 23% increase in investments last year, reaching a total of $2.5 billion, according to the East African nation’s development agency. Two-thirds of the projects were in the energy and manufacturing sectors, including $613 million for the Rusizi III hydropower project and $442 million for Gasmeth Energy Ltd., the state-run Rwanda Development Board […]
Second life lithium battery storage in Kenya to come in at ‘half the cost’ of lead acid
Lithium-ion waste from a solar lantern scheme run by oil & gas major Total in Kenya will be recycled into new batteries for solar home systems by start-up Aceleron. Total Access to Energy Solutions (TATES) sells solar lamps and kits in emerging markets and aims to sell 6 million distributed “solar energy decentralised solutions for […]
BBOXX bags $8m loan to accelerate solar home systems in Rwanda
Next generation utility BBOXX has secured an $8 million loan from the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI OGEF). The local currency loan – one of the first to be made since the fund’s launch last year – accelerates BBOXX’s roll-out of solar home systems across Rwanda, its largest market. The Rwandan Franc-denominated loan […]
Development of $5bn green city in Rwanda to commence in Jan 2020
Rwanda is set to commence working on the development of a model green city in the country’s capital, Kigali. The Deputy Team Leader of the Green City Pilot project, Eudes Kayumba said that the relevant studies would be completed by December this year. Then the development will start in January next year. The green city will sit […]
African Legal Support Facility supports $200 million energy plant in Rwanda
The African Legal Support Facility has provided advisory services support to the Government of Rwanda for the negotiation of its deal with Symbion Power to develop a $200-million-dollar energy plant by Lake Kivu in Rwanda, signed on 29 March 2019. The energy plant is expected to generate an additional 56 MW of electricity for Rwanda, […]