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    Africa Asia
    17 Resources for
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 24, 2026

    Solar Brings Long-Awaited Water to Ethiopian Farmers

    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • Solutions in Focus
    Farmers harvesting crops.
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • Solutions in Focus
    Energy
    Technical Perspectives
    September 3, 2025

    Energy Access Explorer: Lessons Learned on Data Governance

    • Energy Access
    • Equity & Governance
    • renewable energy
    People looking up at a solar panel providing energy for a streetlight.
    • Energy Access
    • Equity & Governance
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    June 5, 2025

    New Approach Leverages AI and Earth Observation to Map Rooftop Solar Access in Kenya

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • Clean Energy
    • data
    Solar panels on a rooftop.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • Clean Energy
    • data
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    March 4, 2025

    Tanzanian Mango Farmers Find Hope in Solar Power

    • Energy Access
    • agriculture
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Male hands holding mangoes at a fruit market.
    • Energy Access
    • agriculture
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Solutions in Focus
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 23, 2024

    How Local Banks Can Unlock Africa's Clean Energy Future

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    A smallholder farm of millet
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 13, 2024

    One County in Rural Kenya Is Using Clean Energy to Close its Electricity Gap

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • electric grid
    Rooftop solar installation on a rural hospital in Kenya.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • electric grid
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    August 30, 2024

    How China and Africa Can Better Collaborate to Close Sub-Saharan Africa’s Energy Access Gap

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    Two workers install solar panels on the corrugated metal roof of a shop.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Update
    March 7, 2024

    Leveraging Energy Access Explorer to Advance Kenya’s Clean Cooking Agenda

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    Nairobi, Kenya skyline
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    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
    • Clean Energy
    Installation of solar panels to a building roof in Africa
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    Energy
    Asia Africa
    Podcasts
    March 2, 2021

    Powering Development with Energy Access

    • podcasts
    • Energy Access
    • podcasts
    • Energy Access
    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