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Op-Eds May 12, 2023 Jake Kincer, Vijaya Ramachandran

Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas

Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy.

Report May 08, 2023

Solar Can’t Scale in the Dark: Why lessons about subsidies and transparency from IFC’s Scaling Solar Zambia can reignite progress toward deploying clean energy

Teal Emery

Future of Energy Tech

Impact Story May 01, 2023

The Fridge Goes Viral as an Illustration of Global Energy Inequality

Better Metrics and Data

Shaping Energy Transitions

Impact Story May 01, 2023

Rose Mutiso Reshapes Energy Solutions with Candid African Perspectives

Better Metrics and Data

Shaping Energy Transitions

Blog Apr 27, 2023

What’s happening with USG support for African power plants? These 5 charts explain.

Katie Auth, Jacob Kincer, Todd Moss

Shaping Energy Transitions

Memo Apr 18, 2023

The Eskom crisis update: What comes next?

Catrina Godinho

Making Markets Work

Memo Apr 11, 2023

Solar is cheaper than ever. Why hasn’t it powered an agricultural revolution?

Vijay Modi

Future of Energy Tech

Impact Story Apr 01, 2023

Ghana Launches Public Registry of Power Contracts to Boost Competition and Reduce Risks

Making Markets Work

Memo Mar 15, 2023

What is the true scale of unmet electricity demand in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sankalp Garg

Better Metrics and Data

Memo Mar 08, 2023

The Eskom crisis update: Where we are now

Catrina Godinho

Making Markets Work

Memo Mar 07, 2023

How does energy impact economic growth? An overview of the evidence

Todd Moss, Jacob Kincer

Shaping Energy Transitions

Memo Feb 23, 2023

How to de-risk clean energy projects and cultivate the project pipeline in sub-Saharan Africa

Sylvain Degolmal Ngaryo

Better Metrics and Data

Blog Feb 07, 2023

Power quality in donor-funded infrastructure projects

This post is co-authored with Eric Hsu, Edward Miguel, and Catherine Wolfram. Governments and foreign aid institutions routinely…

Susanna Berkouwer

Better Metrics and Data

Memo Feb 07, 2023

2023 Update: Who in Africa is Ready for Nuclear Power?

Jacob Kincer, Jessica Lovering

Future of Energy Tech

Blog Feb 06, 2023

Nuclear Power in Uganda and Rwanda?

Solar, hydro, wind, and gas are the most common options for African countries to meet their energy needs,…

Jacob Kincer

Future of Energy Tech

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