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    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    March 25, 2024

    Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’

    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 2, 2024

    A New Solution to Power Africa: Productive Use of Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Malawi farmer tends her field, with solar water pumps in the background
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 31, 2023

    Distributed Solar Keeps Hospital Operational During Kenya’s Longest Power Blackout

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Installation of solar panels to a building roof in Africa
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    December 22, 2021

    How Can Asia Achieve a Clean Energy Transition? Examples from 5 Countries

    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    Cenotaph and wind turbines
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    News
    November 2, 2021

    STATEMENT: WRI Renews Partnership with Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) Towards a Renewable Energy Future for Indonesia

    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 29, 2021

    Why the Time Is Right for Renewable Energy in the Philippines

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    A row of wind turbines along an ocean shore.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    July 26, 2021

    Integrated Planning Helps Kenya Close its Energy Access Gap

    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Kenya village
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    October 19, 2020

    Clean Energy Can Help Southeast Asia Recover After COVID-19

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Two farmers stand in their field in Thailand, in front of wind turbines.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 14, 2020

    Solar Power: A Rural Indian Hospital’s Key to Fighting COVID-19

    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    The front of Nav Jivan Hospital in Palamu district of India.
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2019

    China Faces 4 Big Risks if it Continues Building More Coal Plants

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2019

    Powering Remote Hospitals with Solar: Overcoming the Remaining Challenges

    • Energy
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Makunda Hospital, in a remote rural area of India, often faces power outages. Solar panels could help hospitals like this one maintain more reliable electricity. Photo by Amala Devi/WRI.
    • Energy
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    News
    September 4, 2019

    RELEASE: New Data Platform Helps Governments, Entrepreneurs Expand Access to Clean Electricity in East Africa

    • Energy
    • mapping
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • mapping
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2019

    In Kenya’s Rural Health Clinics, Business Performance and Renewables Go Hand-in-Hand

    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Joyce Onyino and patients at her health clinic in rural Kenya
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 6, 2019

    In Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal, Off-Grid Renewables Bring Power to Remote Villages

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    solar panels in Ghandruk, Nepal
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    November 29, 2018

    How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Maasai woman
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Asia
    Insights
    August 29, 2018

    Distributed Solar PV in China: Growth and Challenges

    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    Solar photovoltaic panels in Shanghai, China
    • renewable energy
    • Energy

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