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

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Through a pay-to-own model , it avails its products to individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa that are off-grid owing to underdeveloped national power grids. In sub-Saharan Africa, 650M people do not have access to electricity. 550M do not have access to the Internet and 800M do not have access to financial services.

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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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The renewable energy firm revealed the plans today when it announced the signing of a voluntary commitment with the United Nations to grow its energy market in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The company plans to have additional technological and business model innovations, and the use of AI and IoT to remotely manage its fleet.

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