Despite Violence, Somalia Eyes a Clean Energy Future: U.N.

LISBON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Providing clean energy to Somalis, including those uprooted from their homes in the conflict-torn country, could both improve lives there and provide new opportunities for entrepreneurs, the U.N. envoy to...

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Sustainable Energy Efforts Growing in Africa

Lisbon, Portugal – While financing continues to be a major hurdle, momentum in many African countries to advance their energy access goals is clearly a priority. That was the clear takeaway of an all-day SEforALL Africa Workshop – organized...

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Tapping Sustainable Energy in Somalia

Lisbon, Portugal – Somalia’s energy economy is as challenging as you’ll find anywhere. Diesel generators are the country’s biggest power source. Electricity, which is largely non-existent, is prohibitively expensive. Nearly everyone cooks...

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Guled Wiliq Disruptive Renewable Energy is Perfect for Rural Somalia

Guleed Wilik proposed a business idea to help the people of the herd and the farmers, and he has a great deal of creativity. This trader, Guled Wilik, is a Somali scholar and he considered the service of electric power to solar radiation in...

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