Solar training for agricultural coaches
Green People’s Energy’s has trained a dozen agricultural trainers on the use of renewable energy in off-grid areas in Benin.
Tag: SDG 7
Call for Interest by GBE Côte d’Ivoire – results-based financing program
Companies selling and installing solar refrigerators/freezers and solar water pumps for irrigation are eligible for incentives.
First solar training room opened in vocational school
Here, future electricians can practice installing and maintaining solar systems at 20 training stands.
Solar water pumps for Laikipia
The project "Access to Solar Water Pumps in Laikipia," implemented by SNV Netherlands Developmnt Organisation, aims to help remove obstacles in irrigation and...
Discussing the financing of renewable energy projects for productive use in Senegal
GBE Senegal organized a three-day sensitization workshop on the possibilities to improve and expand the financing offers for renewable energy projects.
Registration open for second GBE-ARE webinar
The Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and Green People's Energy have the pleasure to invite you to participate in the webinar on "Stimulating Demand for...
Improving incomes in the banana sector using solar energy
48 companies in the banana value chain will soon benefit from better production conditions: With the installation of pumping systems, cold chain, and processing...
Energy connects – launch of GBE-ARE web seminar series
On 20 April 2021, the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) and Green People’s Energy (GBE) launched their web seminar series “Paving the way...
Showcase project for more sustainable Tea Production in Uganda
With the help of renewable energy, tea factories can reduce their energy costs, produce more economically and reduce deforestation.
Solar pumps secure harvests, income and livelihoods in northern Tanzania
Where rain becomes rarer, solar-powered water pumps ensure the survival of smallholder farmers. The technology is low-maintenance and opens up numerous opportunities...
Boda boda taxis: First charging stations outside Kampala for solar-powered electric motorbikes are coming
Stinking, rattling, CO2 emissions, that’s a thing of the past - at least for the electric motorbikes charged by solar power as piloted in a project of Green People’s...
34 banana and agricultural producers exchanged ideas on solar irrigation and sustainable processing possibilities
GBE Senegal discussed with the participants the advantages of solar irrigation systems for banana and other agricultural cultivation methods. The workshop also...
Toolkit presented at international expert forum for rural electrification
At the Alliance for Rural Electrification's (ARE) 6th Energy Access Investor Forum, GBE Zambia took part in the presentation of a new toolkit for renewable energy...
First harvest at GBE Uganda’s solar irrigation demo garden in Gulu
Only months after its set up at GIZ office in Gulu, GBE Uganda’s demonstration garden for Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) brought a first rich yield of...
Universal Energy Facility opens pre-qualification for mini-grid projects in Benin
The Universal Energy Facility, a results-based financing facility, is inviting pre-qualification submissions from companies for the development of mini-grid projects...
Call for Manifestation of Interest: Support in Access to Finance for Productive Use Renewable Energy Projects
GBE offers access to finance consulting for local productive use renewable energy project developers. The Call for Manifestation of Interest is open until Feb....
On One Map: Making solar projects and expertise more visible
With trainings of maintenance staff and a mapping of connected systems, ProREU wants to strengthen the solar market in Uganda's north.
Five local organisations recently started implementation of their project ideas
Five public benefit organisations are funded in their approaches to improve the local energy situation. The projects range from a solar-powered eye care center,...
Solarbetriebene Bewässerungssysteme
SPIS Schulungsmöglichkeit (zweite Aufnahmerunde)
Von Mai bis Juli 2020 stellte die Ländermaßnahme Benin der GBE aufgrund des Covid19-Lockdowns auf Online-Trainingsformate...
Solar Energy Irrigation Systems
SPIS Training opportunity (second intake);
From May to July 2020, GBE Benin reacted to the COVID-19 lockdown in the country by taking their training activities...
Call for Project Proposals in the Decentralized Renewable Energy Sector for Facilitating Access to Finances
The GBE Benin project facilitates access to finance for local developers of decentralised renewable energy projects, through technical assistance and linkages...
Microcredits Facilitate the Purchase of Solar Systems
With the help of adapted microcredits, small-scale farmers take energy supply into their own hands.
Solar Cooperative – Growing Faster Together
Ugandan solar companies organise themselves in a cooperative to benefit from each other.
Solar Park Secures Award Winning Radio Station
Radio Pacis produces its own electricity, while also providing a supply to the public power grid.
