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Website Update May 2025
Due to a maintenance issue, content from GRC activities over the last six months have not appeared on this blog. This content will be posted over the coming weeks, updating the blog with our learning and signposting to key outputs.
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New Energy Policy for Rwanda
A new Energy Policy for Rwanda was unveiled by the Ministry of Infrastructure in February 2025. The Minister for Infrastructure, Dr Jimmy Gasore, opened the GRC led Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth Conference in September last year, and it is encouraging to see many of the themes discussed there coming through in his foreword and…
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New Report Published – Financing Minigrids in Zambia
Building Better Energy Futures: GRC supporting Bankable Mini-Grids in Zambia Across Zambia, especially in rural areas, reliable electricity remains out of reach for many communities. The Scottish Global Renewables Centre (GRC) is helping change that—by building partnerships, sharing knowledge, and creating pathways to sustainable, scalable energy access through mini-grids. As part of its commitment to…
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GRC Webinar – developing solar PV projects in Zambia
We are delighted to be collaborating with Zambia’s Rural Electrification Authority on this webinar – watch again here (Access Password: =5Qr?M3E) for insights on feasibility studies and developing bankable projects!
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Malawi’s National Energy Conference 2024
Malawi’s 2024 National Energy Conference (NEC) was held from 26th – 27th September 2024 at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi. The conference brought together 220 delegates, including policymakers, international experts, civil society organizations, and private sector players around the theme Leveraging Energy for Socio-economic Transformation. This was the first NEC held under…
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GRC supports the 4th RE4SG Conference in Kigali
The 4th Edition of Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth (RE4SG) took place from the 9th – 12th September 2024 under the theme “Accelerating Rwanda’s Renewable Energy Transition and Adoption”. Organized by Energy Private Developers (EPD) in partnership with The University of Strathclyde and its Global Renewables Centre (GRC), the conference and exhibition reached out to…
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GRC initiation workshops in Rwanda
Stakeholder engagement and the building of networks that lead to new communities of practice is fundamental to the GRC’s approach. That being the case, the selection of GRC hub delivery partners was influenced by their existing stakeholder engagement and ability to mobilise existing networks. EPD in Rwanda demonstrated this brilliantly in their rapid delivery of…
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Global Renewables Centre hosts African Partners
GRC African partners visit Scotland for a week of Knowledge Exchange!