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Electric motorcycles are set to be a dominant force in sub-Saharan Africa’s sustainable mobility transformation, but continued investment in start-ups tackling barriers across the value chain will be critical to maximise the full potential, says a report recently released by

Over the past two years, PREO has delivered critical technical assistance (TA) support to 17 private sector companies, from pre-revenue start-ups to global market leaders, operating in the e-mobility, solar irrigation, cold storage, and financial services sectors across sub-Saharan Africa.

Lack of irrigation, refrigeration and access to markets are responsible for the loss of over a third of the crops produced by smallholder farmers in Malawi, making it hard to earn a decent living through agriculture. Women farmers are particularly

Last month the PREO programme showcased the exciting contributions it’s making within the productive use of energy space at COP27. COP27 took place on 6-18 November in Sharm el-Sheikh Egypt marking the 27th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

Heifer International Uganda held a ground-breaking event in Kiboga district last week to mark the start of engineering works for the solarisation of five dairy cooperatives’ milk collection sites planned across the central and southwestern Ugandan milk shed under the

Good Nature Agro (GNA) has been granted €160,000 by PREO (Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities) to improve the productivity and profitability of small farms in Zambia through the introduction of an irrigation-based contract farming system. Solar-powered irrigation will boost the incomes

In September 2022, IKEA Foundation coordinated a series of site visits in Kenya bringing together partners with a stake in energy and agricultural projects to see the progress made by projects, including two portfolio companies supported by PREO. Aiming to

Zembo has launched the first intercity e-corridor for e-motorcycles in Africa. By installing charging stations along the 120km Kampala-Masaka highway in Uganda, this one-of-a-kind project will help to prove that solar-powered e-mobility is a viable, climate-smart alternative to petrol-powered motorcycles,

In 2015, all United Nation Member States pledged to end poverty and protect the planet by 2030, through a coordinated universal agenda that involved the 17 Sustainable Development goals (SDGs). Before the global COVID-19 pandemic hit, the estimated annual financing

The digital finance solutions agency 4R Digital is set to receive €198,000 funding from PREO, the Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities programme, for a partnership project with water equipment supplier Davis & Shirtliff. The project seeks to address the need for