Updated Thu, June 2nd 2016 at 14:28 GMT +3NAIROBI, KENYA: Two sustainable energy organisations operating in East Africa have both won a 2016 Ashden International Award - the world’s most prestigious green awards. Greenlight Planet wins the Ashden Award for Increasing Energy Access, supported by the IKEA Foundation. The huge global reach of their work means that they are really democratising solar energy for the masses,” said Anish Thakkar, CEO of Greenlight Planet. The company has so far provided over $8 million of finance to solar businesses in ten countries, helping them to offer solar electricity to thousands of people. Based in Tanzania, SunFunder is helping to plug a vital funding gap between investors and businesses specialising in off-grid solar energy that need short-term loans, which tend to be expensive.

Source: Standard Digital June 02, 2016 11:37 UTC