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Energy

Modern life requires access to clean sources of energy for homes, businesses and mobility. Electricity is useful due to its versatility, but there are a number of other forms of energy that can support daily life, for example solar energy for heating water. To ensure that Africa’s development does not worsen the climate crisis, energy sources with low greenhouse gas emissions need to be prioritised.

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Benin, Togo, Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda
Electric vehicles
Spiro E-mobility

Revolutionising sustainable transportation with e-bikes, battery swapping and smart charging

South Africa
Outdoor lighting
Solar power
Wall-mounted solar public lighting

Improving nighttime safety in informal settlements through decentralized solar public lighting

Kenya
Conservation areas
Energy: Distribution
Solar power
Wind power
Kipeto Wind Power Project

Providing renewable energy, protecting biodiversity and empowering local communities

Kenya
Food: Storage
Solar power
Food: Retail
Halisi Food Trolleys

Scaling access to affordable and healthy foods with solar-powered food carts

Egypt
Public building
Ecosystems: Outdoor education
Food: Production
Solar power
Shagara at School

Transforming school rooftops into green classroom spaces

South Africa
Solar power
Food: Retail
Gcwalisa food hub

Improving food and energy access in low-income communities

Ivory Coast
Solar power
Solar Mamas

Equipping communities with solar powered electricity

Internet
Phone
Television
Solar power
LiFi-LED

Combining provision of solar-powered electricity and internet services

Biogas
Composting
Waste-to-energy
Safisana biogas digester

Making electricity and fertilizer from biowaste and fecal sludge

South Africa
Television
Solar power
Outdoor lighting
Radio
iShack rooftop solar systems

Providing affordable renewable energy to homes in unserviced informal settlements

Rwanda
Solar power
Outdoor lighting
Rubavu solar street lighting

Retrofitting and installing more sustainable public lighting

Nigeria
Solar power
Food: Distribution
Food: Storage
Cold Hubs

Providing solar-powered cooling-as-a-service to reduce food waste

South Africa
Storage
Energy: Distribution
Solar power
DC Go solar PV towers

Providing pay-as-you-go solar electricity for low-income communities

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A female technician from DC-GO working on a solar-powered unit
Image courtesy of DC Go.