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Cooking
CLASP selected seven companies working in Uganda to receive procurement subsides to promote the sale of over 12,000 affordable, clean cooking appliances like electric pressure cookers and higher-tier biomass stoves over the next year.
26 Apr 2024
Renewable Energy Systems
At the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) Forum in Kigali, Rwanda this week, CLASP was announced as the new host and manager of the Energy Access Institutions Facility.
13 Mar 2024
Agricultural Equipment
With CLASP's financing support, Green Scene Energy is able to extend affordability and accessibility to solar water pumps for off-grid communities in Ethiopia.
08 Mar 2024
Refrigeration
With CLASP's financing support, POPO Africa, is bringing transformative solar energy services to off-grid communities in Northern Uganda, enhancing healthcare, supporting small businesses, and promoting women's economic empowerment.
21 Feb 2024
In the hills of Rwanda, CLASP works to improve farmers' livelihoods by securing irrigation using solar water pumps.
29 Jan 2024
In Kigali, Rwanda, the CLASP team introduce electric pressure cookers, a clean cooking appliance, to a busy restaurant.
01 Dec 2023
CLASP is working to help higher-tier cookstove companies in Uganda scale the sales of affordable, cleaner and modern cooking equipment through the Higher Tier Cooking Component (HTCC) Results-Based Financing (RBF) program.
30 Nov 2023
In collaboration with Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) programme, CLASP conducted research on the e-waste management of electric cooking appliances in Kenya and Rwanda. This article synthesizes and elaborates on our findings.
20 Sep 2023
Between September 4 -6, CLASP attended the Africa Climate Summit, convened by the African Union (AU) and hosted by the Government of Kenya.
30 Aug 2023
Electronics
The Productive Use Financing Facility provides procurement subsidies and capacity-building grants to 18 small and medium-sized companies selling productive use appliances (PUAs) in East, West and Central Africa.
25 Jul 2023
Cooling
To promote sustainable cooling solutions amidst rising temperatures, Kenya has introduced a comprehensive five-year National Cooling Action Plan.
19 Jun 2023
Distribution Transformers
In an effort to reduce energy wastage and maximize efficiency, the Government of Botswana has recently adopted minimum energy performance standards for distribution transformers.
29 May 2023
Lighting
Through UNIDO’s EELA project, CLASP is building compliance capacity to protect East and Southern African markets from energy inefficient appliances.
12 May 2023
The Africa delegation – representing 39 countries - to the Minamata Convention on Mercury introduced an amendment to phase out all remaining fluorescent lamps.
09 May 2023
CLASP & Nithio's Productive Use Financing Facility launches its first public auction window for procurement subsidies available to PUA companies and distributors in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Uganda.
12 Apr 2023
The 2022 Global LEAP Awards Off-Grid Cold Chain Challenge (OGCCC) competition identified 12 best-in-class, affordable, energy-efficient off-grid cold chains appropriate for use in un- and underserved markets. SelfChill emerged as the top winner and New Leaf Dynamic was a runner-up, receiving US$ 75,000 and US$ 25,000, respectively.
01 Mar 2023
CLASP is supporting the Nigerian government in accelerating the transition to energy-efficient, clean lighting
22 Feb 2023
Increased funding to innovative locally-owned energy access companies can create competition in the marketplace, expand reach to underserved geographies and, cater to last-mile customers, boosting progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 7 targets.
30 Jan 2023
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