Scaling Off-Grid Energy

📢 #VACANCY: We're hiring! We are looking for a #ProgramAnalyst, who will work closely with our leadership team and technical staff, to join our team in #Washington, D.C.. APPLY ➡️ ow.ly/OJ1850zqOZk About Power Africa ➡️ ow.ly/9RQH50zqOZm @USAID

New data and technologies are transforming #energyaccess, but public policy must catch up. Read more: ow.ly/SdH950zr4sK @NextBillion

#Solar energy company @dlightdesign reaches 100 million people globally through solar products. Learn more: ow.ly/VeoE50znQMv #offgrid

Register here: bit.ly/2xFvDKb and join our webinar today from 14.30 HRS(GMT+3) as we discuss how vulnerable population segments are affected by lack of electricity access during the #Covid19 pandemic and what can be done to support them #StandAloneSolar #OffGridEnergy

.@Acumen recently made a new investment in @solarisoffgrid solarisoffgrid, a social enterprise offering #PAYG software to @offgrid energy companies so they can serve more customers and at even lower income levels. Learn more: ow.ly/SCOl50zlvgb

#ICYMI: The Nigerian government and @AfDB_Group launched the National Electrification Project, which will increase #energyaccess for communities across the country. #Offrgrid and mini-grid solutions will be installed in 250 communities. Read more: ow.ly/CZSV50zjqqt

“Without #energy, we can’t fight this,” says @lenihan_bill, CEO of @ZOLAElectric as he talks about the #COVID19 pandemic. Here's how COVID-19 is heightening the stakes for #offgridsolar in Africa: ow.ly/S7Xo30qzf47

Last month, @PersistentEnrg raised $8 million through crowdfunding to provide #offgridsolar to providers in Africa. Learn more: ow.ly/SasL50zgnGk

#ICYMI: #PAYG #solar market leader @SunKingGlobal brings power to more than 1.5 million Tanzanians. Learn more: ow.ly/ycmB50zgnDR

Making energy affordable for all, even #offgrid communities in Africa, does not need to be a daunting task. Read more: ow.ly/JFyb50zgnyL

#Energyaccess matters during a pandemic, and #offgrid decentralized renewable power can help address challenges for many vulnerable communities during coronavirus. @DamilolaSDG7 Learn more: ow.ly/eHw350zgnq2

Read our CEO @MansoorHamayun in @cnbcafrica about what the off-grid energy sector needs to do to overcome the negative impacts of COVID-19 on this important sector and its millions of customers in Africa: bit.ly/3bcXEHr #COVID19 #Africa #EnergyAccess

The 2020 #OffGrid #Solar Market Trends is an in-depth analysis on current market dynamics, projections for the coming five years, and a blueprint for how actors in this market can compete in an evolving industry ecosystem. Learn more: ow.ly/Hq4n50zdguN

.@AfDB_Group just awarded a grant of over 7.9 billion Guinean francs to the Republic of Guinea through its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa. The investment will be used to help set up #solaroffgrid projects for the country's villages. Read more: ow.ly/KoIx50zdgEE

#ICYMI: The @WorldBank committed $150 million for #solar power in Kenya as part of an initiative to improve #energyaccess for 250,000 households in 14 counties. Read more: ow.ly/RRCq50zdgtC #offgridsolar

Seed funding & Specialised TA is key for early PAYG enterprises -- with @USAID and @DFID_UK we're supporting @PersistentEnrg to work across 14 markets hubs.ly/H0nQ2s30

In March, Benin and Burundi received $120 million in loans and grants for #offgridsolar from the investment and development bank of the Economic Community of West African States and the @WorldBank, respectively. Learn more: ow.ly/ZvRj50zas4F #energyaccess

#ICYMI: #PAYG #solar has had a positive impact on the frequency of mobile money transactions. Learn more about the value of PAYG for mobile operators: ow.ly/NDOP50zas0V @GSMAm4d

Making energy affordable for all, even communities in Africa that have never had access to a reliable grid, does not need to be as daunting of a task as it sounds. Read more: ow.ly/5b7350zarXz #offgrid #energyaccess @aceleronenergy

.@AFSIA_Official plans to award its new AFSIA Solar Awards on July 2, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. These are several awards that recognize innovation in the #solar sector in Africa, including #offgridsolar. Learn more: ow.ly/KDcq50z9TVH