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Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding

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The Off-Grid Energy Access Fund (FEI-OGEF), Cordaid, and Qotto’s existing investors also participated in the round. Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch In sub-Saharan Africa, 650M people do not have access to electricity.

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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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Husk is one of the companies participating in the Nigeria Electrification Project, which provides performance-based grants, a sort of capital subsidy, to mini-grid developers — part of the national effort to solve the country’s chronic power supply issues. “In

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Solutionary Women: Heddy Nam

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Heddy also writes for the Global Youth Fund blog. Since then, the network has grown to include hundreds of members residing in the UK, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, China, and Canada. One common challenge both organizations face is the apathy that exists about critical issues of our time.

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