INSIGHTS

Across sub-Saharan Africa, renewable energy is moving steadily from household use into the productive core of local economies. Since 2019, the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities (PREO) programme has both tracked and catalysed this transition, supporting clean energy enterprises that enable value creation across food systems, small businesses, logistics and digital services.

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Responses to the recent PREO open call for Africa-focused projects can offer some encouraging insights into productive use of renewable energy (PURE) sector in sub-Saharan Africa. With a total of USD 3 million available in this round of grant funding, PREO invited applications for business models demonstrating the viability of PURE solutions, across sectors including agro-processing, cooling, solar irrigation, e-waste recycling, textile production, e-mobility, education, healthcare, ICT, and street lighting.

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