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Despite providing the fastest and most affordable way to electrify hundreds of millions of people, solar off-grid solutions decreased sales and Covid is the main reason. / Photo: File.
Business

2 years into the Covid-19: where would off-grid electrification be if it never arrived?

Monday, November 15, 2021
Climate change is having a growing impact on the African continent, hitting the most vulnerable hardest, and contributing to food insecurity, population displacement, and stress on water resources. / Photo: Net photo.
Business

1 week to COP26: Africa’s needs are at the forefront

Monday, October 25, 2021
Some Made-in-Rwanda fridges by Almaha for Industry Co Ltd, an appliance manufacturer in Bugesera District. The number of refrigerators used in Rwanda has been rising steadily, raising risks to the environment, according to the latest study by Rwanda Environment Management Authority. / Photo: Courtesy.
Rwanda

REMA urges switch to climate-friendly fridges

Monday, October 18, 2021
Solar panels in Rwamagana District. The outsurge of projects and budgets allocated to the field substantiate Africau2019s role as a global renewable energy powerhouse. / Photo: File.
Business

Utilising the biggest natural resource of them all: Africa’s 2021 solar boom

Monday, August 02, 2021
A technician connects Gasabo residents to electricity infrastructure. Photo: Craish Bahizi.
Business

Distributed infrastructure provides sustainable alternative to Africa’s rapid urbanisation

Monday, July 26, 2021
The New Times
Rwanda

World Bank commends Rwanda for speedy electrification process

Friday, July 09, 2021
The New Times

Clean cooking: Lifting the lid on dirty cooking fuels

Friday, July 02, 2021
One of the newly-constructed roads under a World Bank-funded project meant to provide better roads, street lighting and drainage in Nyagatare District. / Photo: Sam Ngendahimana.
Rwanda

FEATURED: How World Bank-funded project is transforming lives in Nyagatare city

Thursday, June 10, 2021
The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana and Aissa Toure, AfDB Country Manager sign the agreement in Kigali on June 4. / Courtesy
Rwanda

Govt confident of meeting electricity targets

Friday, June 04, 2021
AfDB has approved $84.22 million in loans and grants to electrify nearly 77,470 rural households in south Rwanda.

Rwanda secures $84 million for electricity rollout

Wednesday, June 02, 2021
When millions of people across Africa use LED bulbs to light their homes, instead of polluting kerosene lamps, clean stoves instead of an open fire for cooking. millions of tons in GHG emissions are saved every year.
Business

African countries can create greater economic income with reduced tariffs

Monday, May 17, 2021
An employer of GroceWheels, one of the first e-commerce platforms in Rwanda. The country ranks at number 3 in Africau2019s Startup Ecosystem Rank, based on the number of startups (quantity), their quality, and their business environment.
Business

African innovation is booming, and won’t let anything get in its way, not even Covid-19

Monday, May 10, 2021