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The Norwegian company Scatec Solar has put a solar hybrid off grid into operation in Juba. The installation supplies electricity to the complex of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNIMISS). ...

Experts have long been studying other energy sources that could accommodate humanity's needs. From burning fossil fuels, we have come up with using renewable energy sources instead. Renewable energy i...

The US $200m Nigeria Electrification Project has officially been launched by Rural Electricity Agency (REA). Managing Director of REA, Mr. Ahmad Salihijo spoke during the launch ceremony and said that...

Uganda has signed an additional three grant financing agreements worth €85.9 million ($97.5 million) with the European Union. Link to article...

The European Union (EU) wants to intensify its cooperation with Africa, particularly in the fight against climate change. The European Commission will start discussions with African countries with a v...

Swiss impact asset manager responsAbility Investments has launched a $3 million Technical Assistance Facility linked to its climate finance fund targeting efforts to provide access to clean power in d...

IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera expressed his feelings toward the current market situation noting that the oil market volatility is unlikely to have a significant impact on renewable energy...

The governments of Angola and Namibia have signed bilateral agreements for the construction of a cross border Baynes hydroelectric dam. Angolan Minister of Energy and Water H.E. João Baptista Borges ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Commission, KfW, the Clean Technology Fund, Norfund, and other investors have committed nearly $160 million to the first close of the Facility for Ene...

The African Development Bank and the Government of Nigeria have launched the National Electrification Project (NEP), to address critical energy access deficits by channeling private sector investments...

Construction has commenced on the project that will bring power to over 87,000 people and businesses in the energy-poor country. Cape Town, 29 January 2020: Evolution II Fund has closed an equity inve...

d.light’s solar-powered solutions have offset 23 million tons of CO2 - Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2020 d.light co-founders Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman announced at the World Economic Forum Annual...

Sarah Bouhassoun recently joined the Inspired Evolution deal team located in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. Sarah holds a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University (USA) and an MBA. With ov...

Investment management business Inspired Evolution has secured a further $87.75-million in commitments from CDC Group, Cyane Holdings, the European Investment Bank, KLP Norfund Investments, Morgan Stan...

Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the clean energy sector, led a US$41 million equity investment by its Evolution II Fund and other consortium partners...

Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm that specializes in the clean energy sector, closed a ZAR100 million investment facility by its Evolution II Fund into Commercial Energy ...

Sweden’s development finance institution Swedfund has invested SEK 126m in the Evolution II Fund, which is focused on clean energy supply and resource efficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the full...

Inspired Evolution has signed a deal to invest up to USD36 million in Alten RE Developments Africa B.V., the sub-Saharan Africa-focused subsidiary of Alten Energías Renovables. The investment by Insp...

Inspired Evolution has successfully secured a further USD35 million in commitments from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Swedfund International AB (Swedfund) in a second closing of its Evolutio...

In a clear signal that the renewable energy industry is maturing, clean energy and resource efficiency specialised fund manager, Inspired Evolution, has successfully exited a number of its renewable e...