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Modern life requires access to clean sources of energy for homes, businesses and mobility. Electricity is useful due to its versatility, but there are a number of other forms of energy that can support daily life, for example solar energy for heating water. To ensure that Africa’s development does not worsen the climate crisis, energy sources with low greenhouse gas emissions need to be prioritised.
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Energy: Distribution
Storage
Solar power

Reeddi Energy System

Providing clean, affordable energy via rentable batteries
Solar power
Food: Storage
Food: Distribution
Food: Retail

Keep IT Cool

Enhancing cold chain solutions for small farmers and fishers to reduce food waste and increase income
Electric vehicles

Spiro E-mobility

Revolutionising sustainable transportation with e-bikes, battery swapping and smart charging
Outdoor lighting
Solar power

Wall-mounted solar public lighting

Improving nighttime safety in informal settlements through decentralized solar public lighting
Storage
Energy: Distribution
Solar power

Empower Shack Khayelitsha

Raising densities in informal housing to make space for shared amenities
Conservation areas
Energy: Distribution
Solar power
Wind power

Kipeto Wind Power Project

Providing renewable energy, protecting biodiversity and empowering local communities
Food: Storage
Solar power
Food: Retail

Halisi Food Trolleys

Scaling access to affordable and healthy foods with solar-powered food carts
Public building
Ecosystems: Outdoor education
Food: Production
Solar power

Shagara at School

Transforming school rooftops into green classroom spaces
Solar power
Food: Retail

Gcwalisa food hub

Improving food and energy access in low-income communities
Solar power

Solar Mamas

Equipping communities with solar powered electricity
Internet
Phone
Television
Solar power

LiFi-LED

Combining provision of solar-powered electricity and internet services
Biogas
Composting
Waste-to-energy

Safisana biogas digester

Making electricity and fertilizer from biowaste and fecal sludge
Television
Solar power
Outdoor lighting
Radio

iShack rooftop solar systems

Providing affordable renewable energy to homes in unserviced informal settlements
Solar power
Outdoor lighting

Rubavu solar street lighting

Retrofitting and installing more sustainable public lighting
Solar power
Food: Distribution
Food: Storage

Cold Hubs

Providing solar-powered cooling-as-a-service to reduce food waste
Storage
Energy: Distribution
Solar power

DC Go solar PV towers

Providing pay-as-you-go solar electricity for low-income communities

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