Green Energy
- Cars
EV charging stations in Kenya can now use unlimited power on the KES 16 e-mobility tariff
EPRA scrapped the 15,000 kWh monthly cap on Kenya's EV charging tariff, backdated to July 2025, and added night-rate conditions.
- Startups
Spiro gets USD 18 million more debt for electric motorcycles and swap stations in Uganda and Rwanda
Spiro has borrowed another USD 18 million, about KES 2.3 billion, from Africa Go Green Fund for Uganda and Rwanda.
- News
BasiGo and Rubis Are Putting Public EV Fast Chargers at Petrol Stations Along Kenya’s Highways
The first charger is live at Rubis Sabaki in Athi River, with sites in Meru, Nanyuki, and Nyeri due this…
- Business
Spiro acquires UK engineer Coexlion, picks Nairobi for its first African R&D base
Spiro acquires UK engineering firm Coexlion and plans Africa's first electric motorcycle R&D centre in Nairobi to localise design.
- Startups
Kenya’s HewaSafi Wins Africa Earth Prize for Farm-Waste Vehicle Filter
Kenyan teenagers win Africa Earth Prize for HewaSafi, a low-cost exhaust filter using maize, coconut waste and algae.
- Startups
GreenAfrica’s $100K Win Caps the World’s Largest Web3 Hackathon
Hedera's $1M Africa Hackathon ends with GreenAfrica winning $100K. A new Investment Committee signals long-term capital for builders.
- Startups
MECS Invests KES 97 Million in Kenyan Clean Cooking Startups
Ecobora, PowerUp, and Sun-Power Box receive fresh capital to drive the transition from biomass to electric cooking.
- Cars
Kenya’s Treasury Ditches Petrol Cars for 3,000 Locally Assembled EVs
CS Mbadi announces Kenya will buy 3,000 locally assembled EVs as Middle East conflict disrupts global oil supply.
- Opinion
Let’s Not Fight Kenya’s Nuclear Programme in Siaya Blindly
Kenya's Siaya nuclear plant promises cheap power and jobs. But only if safety, environment, and transparency conditions are genuinely met.
- Startups
I&M Bank Just Unlocked KES 3.89 Billion for Green Tech in Kenya
I&M Bank and Sida have launched a KES 3.89 billion green finance guarantee. Here is how Kenyan startups in e-mobility…
- Interesting Reads
Beyond the Canopy: The KES 7.5 Billion Tech Bet on Digital MRV and the ‘Internet of Trees’
A KES 7.58 billion climate investment uses IoT sensors and satellite technology to strictly verify carbon credits in emerging markets.
- Business
Eveready East Africa Pivots: From “Shika Paka Pawa” to Green Energy Finance
Eveready ditches dry cells for a green platform, offering solar solutions, carbon credits, and financing for electric vehicles in Kenya.
- Opinion
COP30 Missed the Point: Africa Needs a Workforce, Not Just Commitments
COP30 ignored human capital. To succeed, Africa must redirect climate finance to upskill its youth and fix the green workforce…
- Startups
Sun King’s $5.6 billion bet to power 200 million people without a grid
Sun King plans to deploy $5.6 billion in off-grid solar to power 200 million Africans by 2030, bypassing traditional grids.
- Startups
Tagaddod lands $26.3M to build a digital supply chain for biofuels out of Africa and the Middle East
Cairo-based Tagaddod raises $26.3M Series A to scale its tech platform, turning waste into sustainable biofuels and aviation fuel.
