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 Senegal put into service one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest solar energy projects Saturday as it pushes to become a regional player in renewables on a continent where the majority remain off-grid.   The 20-megawatt Senergy 2 project in Bokhol, close to the Mauritanian border, will serv . . .

Mara — Manila, a remote village in Rorya District, Mara Region has never had electricity for more than 40 years.   But residents in the village now have a reason to smile as it will soon become the first fully solar-powered village in Tanzania.   It will be light up under a proje . . .

 In remote areas where the electricity grid has not reached, entrepreneurs are jumping on the solar bandwagon to light their communities and address their basic energy needs.   Our countries continue to depend on the availability of better and easier energy that is affordable to rural Ta . . .

 British investors are targeting projects worth about £500 million (Sh64.47 billion) in renewable energy sector, UK prime minister's trade envoy to Kenya and Tanzania Clive Hollick has said.   The projects are mainly in solar, wind and biomass power, areas where the country has und . . .

 Pan-African development website ElicitAfrica.com reports Investec made the acquisition through its African private equity capability. The move will see the asset management service partner with Mobisol, a well-established solar power provider to low income households in Tanzania and Rwanda. Th . . .