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World Bank Group Financing West Africa Power Project

December 26, 2022 admin africa, Electricity, hydropower, ida, international development association, news, power, Renewables, respite, Solar, T&D, West Africa, world bank

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:30:16 +0000

An agency associated with the World Bank will finance installation of solar and hydropower systems, and support related transmission and distribution infrastructure, to provide more electricity to areas of West Africa. The World Bank Group’s International Development Association (IDA) is investing $311 million into the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE), an initiative designed […]

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Powering Ghana: USAID & NREL Develop 1st Hydro-Solar Plant in West Africa

June 18, 2022 admin clean power, Ghana, hydroelectric, Solar energy, solar power plants, us agency for international development (usaid), West Africa

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 10:10:09 +0000

The first West African hydro-solar plant was deployed in Ghana in January, with technical support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Once its full capacity is brought online, this hydro-solar plant will put Ghana on track to cut its power sector […]

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It’s Amazing What Women With Energy Can Do

September 24, 2019 admin africa, clean energy entrepreneurship, clean power, gender inequality, senegal, Solar energy, West Africa, Women

Credit to Author: The Beam| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:00:42 +0000

“Clean energy entrepreneurship offers a firm path to economic advancement and meaningful inclusion for women living in rural communities in West Africa. Trusting local women and giving them a voice to make a difference for their communities will be the bringer of sustainable positive change.”