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T-Solar

Clean Energy

8 March 2012
High in the Andes Mountains, near the town of Arequipa, two new solar photovoltaic farms are under construction. Spanish-based T Solar Group joined forces to fund this Peruvian project, which is the first large-scale solar photovoltaic energy project in Latin America. read more
Universal access to energy

How to achieve universal access to energy

8 March 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is right. At the annual World Future Energy Summit, he said it was unacceptable that billions of people worldwide have no access to electricity. Energy is much more than just something that helps you see in the dark: it contributes directly to development, helps prevent poverty and makes people healthier and safer. read more
Ravi Tissera

Sri Lanka: living up to its economic potential

7 March 2012
Ravi Tissera is Director/CEO of Lanka Orix Micro Credit, (LOMC) the specialised microfinance company of Sri Lankan LOLC Group. In this interview he talks about the role he sees for his company in the country’s post-war landscape. read more
Addax

A double bioenergy boost for Sierra Leone

8 February 2012
Addax’ transparent approach in realizing their bioenergy project in Sierra Leone is an example of a programme that enables the locals to benefit from it in more than one way. ‘We achieved real buy-in from the people. The project wasn’t imposed on them but co-defined.’ read more