International Solar Alliance & United Nations Launch Solar Agriculture Irrigation Program

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 17:10:46 +0000

Solar plus agriculture has been one of my kicks lately. It’s a combo made in heaven, and we should see much more of it in the coming decade. I recently conducted a whole podcast on the topic that, if you haven’t listened to it yet, I highly recommend: We’ve got more news on the solar […]

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Solar Mini Grids & Batteries for Africa

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 01:22:07 +0000

There’s more good news for sub-Saharan Africa: the implementation of programs to support standalone solar mini grids in Nigeria, solar power plants in Cape Verde, the largest solar plant in West Africa — situated in Togo — and a battery! Data centers in South Africa, meanwhile, will move to renewable energy. Once again, you will […]

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2 Filipino sailors kidnapped in Togo

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:21:31 +0000

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Manila Times is reposting the article below to correct its report that the two Filipino sailors were released. The Filipinos remain prisoners of the alleged pirates.)  JUST days after nine Filipino sailors were kidnapped in the West African country of Benin, two more, along with two other foreigners, were kidnapped by pirates […]

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2 Filipino sailors kidnapped but released after in Togo

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:21:31 +0000

JUST days after nine Filipino sailors were kidnapped in the West African country of Benin, two more, along with two other foreigners, were kidnapped by pirates in Togo but were released after, authorities said on Tuesday, November 5. The unidentified Filipinos, along with a Greek and a Georgian, were offloaded by their abductors who boarded a […]

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