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Getting mini-hydro in Tanzania on track
07 May 2012
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
A key challenge facing developers of small hydro projects in Tanzania is the lack of access to finance. To help counter this, GVEP is implementing a Pre-Investment Technical Support programme in collaboration with the World Bank and Tanzania’s Rural Energy Agency (REA). The aim of this programme is to build the capacity of project developers [...]
Pitching for a unified strategy for clean cookstoves in Malawi
26 Apr 2012
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
For many developing countries cooking and heating needs in rural areas are met by traditional cookstoves reliant on biomass fuels. This month, GVEP International was invited to present at a Clean Cookstoves Workshop aimed at engaging the support of Government of Malawi . On April 11, the US Embassy hosted a Clean Cookstove Symposium in [...]
Biomass fuel market in Uganda – brandnew study
05 Mar 2012
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
GVEP has completed a study which investigates the potential for briquette businesses in Uganda to address the sustainability concerns of the country’s bioenergy / biomass fuel market. The study investigates the conditions in which micro- and small-scale briquette producers are operating in Uganda and examines their potential for growth.
IRENA and REN21 seal their cooperation
18 Jan 2012
by Alexandra Parvulescu, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
Memorandum of understanding signed by Adnan Z. Amin, Director-General of IRENA and Mohamed El-Ashry, Chairman of REN21 Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2012. REN21, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, and IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Agency, have announced the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). “I am very pleased to [...]
Boosting Uganda clean cookstoves through training and mentoring
10 Jan 2012
by GVEP International - Category: Contributed News
A five-year programme rewards entrepreneurship across East Africa by supporting micro-businesses to establish energy services and create employment opportunities in rural areas. Willy Bamwenyena, 25, stands out as a young resourceful entrepreneur, who has been able to identify the energy gap in his community, in rural Uganda, and turned the need into a business opportunity. [...]
REN21 at IRENA IITC Opening
07 Dec 2011
by Alexandra Parvulescu, REN21 Secretariat - Category: Contributed News
Article from the REN21 Newsletter – November 2011 Issue Photo Gallery – IRENA IITC Opening The official opening of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre (IITC) in Bonn, Germany was held on the 6th and 7th of October 2011 bringing together high level officials and representatives from industry, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The [...]
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