Africa: USAID Announces $6.3 Million in Awards to Bolster Sub-Saharan Africa's Off-Grid Energy Sector

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will advance off-grid energy solutions in sub-Saharan Africa through several new awards announced today at the Unlocking Solar Capital: Africa Conference in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The awards provide capital to companies engaged in household solar-systems and micro-grids to expand operations, scale innovations, test new business models, and finance new rural-electrification connections to millions of people. The USAID Scaling Off-Grid Energy (SOGE) Grand Challenge for Development and Power Africa issue the awards for household solar systems. The awards will reach an estimated 4.5 million beneficiaries and leverage up to $200 million in private capital. The micro-grid awards are funded by USAID's Development Innovation Ventures program and Power Africa.

This year's SOGE Awardees include the following:

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