Tag: SDG 7

Energy transition in Africa: Putting people in the driver’s seat – BETD 2023 Partner Event

On 27 March, the BMZ invited stakeholders in Berlin to discuss decentralized renewable energy in Africa.

New curriculum strengthens knowledge of rural energy supply

Context orientated academic courses strengthens students' competencies for rural energy supply.

Open source data loggers for renewable energy

With open source data loggers, even small renewable energy projects can collect data cost-effectively.

Strengthening communities and accelerating electrification in Benin

Experimenting with carbon credits to drive rural electrification

Green People’s Energy Factsheet

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Scaling Decentralized Renewable Energy – Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF)

Green People’s Energy for Africa (GBE) will be participating in two sessions at the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF), organized by the Alliance for Rural...

Pioneering green cooling in rural Ethiopia

Together with partners, Green People´s Energy is testing solar cooling in horticultural cooperatives.

Wind turbines made in Uganda

Open source wind turbine for pumping water and generating electricity.

Providing impetus for local value creation and more solar electricity

Promoting new business models to increase value creation and enable sustainable electricity supply.

Electrification Day: Stakeholders discuss new solutions to accelerate electrification.

Together with the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), Green People´s Energy (GBE) organized Namibia’s first Electrification Day. The goal and...

Water hyacinths – from pest to resource

Water hyacinths threaten the biodiversity of African lakes – but local residents can also obtain biogas and fertiliser from them.

Decentralized renewable energy – key to a global energy transition – 27th March 2023

On 27th March 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is hosting an event in Berlin to share experiences, successes...

Solar power helps women increase their agricultural yields

Solar-powered light, water and machinery will help women in the communities of Thian Worou and Tantaga to process various agricultural products.

Project for the economic autonomy of rural communities through the productive use of renewable energy

Supporting the purchase of photovoltaic systems to set up income-generating activities, as well as providing training for setting up and maintaining these sy...

Solar energy increases local value-creation by women

Thanks to the expansion of a mini-grid, entrepreneurs in Senegal can really get going.

Refugee shelters need sustainable solar solutions

Clean electricity for refugee families in Uganda Through approximately 330 savings communities in refugee shelters and host communities, ZOA aims to promote...

PV on stilts – two opportunities for Benin’s farmers

Agri-PV systems allow agricultural land to be used to generate renewable electricity in parallel with growing food.

Results based financing is helping farmers increase their harvests through solar pumps

Nearly 40 farmers have been able to purchase solar pumps through Green People’s Energy’s results-based financing approach, reporting crop increases of...

A water pump that inspires a community to do more

In 2021, at the Langdi Paradise Farms in Upper West Ghana, a solar mechanized water pump was installed through the support of the Green People’s Energy project...

Results-based financing lets farmers in Senegal buy solar-powered water pumps, helping to increase harvests

After almost 40 farmers bought solar pumps through the results-based financing approach used by Germany's initiative for Green People's Energy, they reported...

Using the sun’s rays to refrigerate food

Electricity from solar plants and cooling technology are an ideal mix to help industries develop. In this interview, Thomas Bundi from Strathmore University explains...

Green People’s Energy live at European Development Days – How to maximize the impact of energy access

Bärbel Höhn (BMZ) joining Dr. Willington Ortiz (Wuppertal Institute) and Silvia Sartori (Energia) at the European Development Days 21st June in Brussels.

Communities producing their own electricity

Electricity produced decentrally using renewable energy sources is the key to a sustainable power supply. In rural Africa, photovoltaics and minigrids are opening...