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Sun King raises $260M to widen clean energy access in Africa, Asia

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One of the largest solar companies in Africa and Asia, Sun King , has raised $260 million in series D funding to deliver off-grid energy technologies to more people across the two continents. Sun King has previously raised $170 million in equity and debt funding. The company was founded in 2007 by T.

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Clean energy firm Husk signs UN energy compact as it begins solar mini-grid expansion in Nigeria, rest of Africa

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MSMEs are the engine of economies in Africa, and powering existing small businesses and encouraging the formation of new MSMEs helps create the type of economic growth and social benefit that carries over to households by creating more opportunity and more jobs,” the company’s CEO and co-founder Manoj Sinha, told TechCrunch.

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