British International Investment has partnered with Norway’s Norfund in a joint venture with Scatec to support the initiative, which will meet the power needs of more than three million people

The funding is provided through the A2E fund and will support projects in Angola, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Malawi

Malawi has an electrification rate of just 18%, with only 11% connected to the grid and frequent power outages are affecting economic productivity

The Adaptation Action Coalition has been developed by the UK in partnership with Bangladesh, Egypt, Malawi, the Netherlands, Saint Lucia and the UN

The Coalition is a network of more than 200 governments that was set up to drive climate action globally

The facility is expected to boost the country’s industry and economy

The Scottish Government is providing £100,000 to improve energy access in Malawi. It will back the construction of 43 community energy installations in 12 districts across the African country by April next year. The funding, which will support the Community Energy Malawi (CEM) programme, will mean rural communities will have continued access to electricity in […]

Scotland is investing £12 million in the next four years to help reduce the impact of climate change on the world’s poorest communities. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon made the announcement at COP21 in Paris. It will double the Scottish Government’s ‘Climate Justice Fund’ and allow more support to projects in countries such as Malawi and […]

Around 80,000 people in Malawi have improved access to electricity due to a Scottish programme. The Malawi Renewable Energy Acceleration Programme (MREAP), led by the University of Strathclyde, invested £2.3 million in renewable projects across the African country. It stated facilities in schools, health clinics and households have reliable access to sustainable energy. The works included the installation […]

Southwest Airlines is “upcycling” 43 acres of used leather seat covers into footballs, shoes and tablet covers. On Tuesday it was lift off for the scheme called LUV Seat which gives the leather to projects such as one in Kenya where youngsters will learn to make leather goods, plus an American company Looptworks which makes […]