Power Africa, a U.S. Government-led partnership, is providing in-kind contribution to the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) initiative worth approx. EUR 4 million (USD 4.5 million) over three years.
Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa will launch a first Call for Proposals this autumn inviting interested off-grid energy service providers to compete for a number of funding windows.
Finnish company Valoe Oyj is investing in a solar cell plant in Lithuania to scale up production of its next generation solar cell technology, which can be adapted for various, innovative purposes.
Sweden today gave the green light for BGFA to launch a Call for Proposals this autumn inviting interested off-grid energy service providers to compete for a number of funding windows in Burkina Faso, Liberia and Mozambique and a second financing round in Zambia.
Linda Lundqvist (LL.M) has been appointed Chief Compliance Officer of NEFCO as of 14 April 2020. Through this new independent function, NEFCO is seeking to strengthen its compliance and integrity procedures.
Since the major outbreak of corona virus COVID-19, NEFCO has taken a number of actions to protect its staff and partners, and to ensure the continuity of its operations.
To further strengthen our compliance procedures, we are recruiting a Chief Compliance Officer. Click to read more.
The financing programme, financially supported by the European Union Neighbourhood Investment Platform (NIP) and Sweden, aims to support the modernisation of facilities, machinery and processes to improve the quality of water supply, wastewater treatment and energy efficiency.
NEFCO and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have signed a new 15-year loan programme worth EUR 25 million. NEFCO will use the funds to finance energy-efficiency and renewable energy projects in Eastern Europe, primarily in Ukraine.
The transaction involves a 100% sale of shares in 4E Biofond OÜ (4E Biofond), a minority shareholder in Vinni Biogaas OÜ and Oisu Biogaas OÜ, owners and operators of the Vinni and Oisu biogas combined heat and power (CHP) plants.