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British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has committed $20 million to Anzana Electric Group to support the construction of run-of-river hydropower projects across Africa.

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By Freddie Daley, Charlie Lawrie

In December 2025, Indonesia quietly abandoned plans to close the Cirebon-1 coal power plant.

This was no ordinary power plant. 

Governments are falling 90 percent short of adaptation finance targets and leaving people in climate-vulnerable communities drastically under-equipped to cope with the devastating impacts of climate change, Oxfam warns ahead of Bonn climate talks (8-18 June). 

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Oikocredit has committed to Hummingbird One, a new blended finance investment vehicle launched by Charm Impact to provide small-ticket loans to early-stage renewable energy and clean cooking companies across Sub-Saharan Africa. 

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For millions of families in Peru, one barrier stands between them and safe water and sanitation at home: access to affordable financing. UNICEF and the World Health Organization report that 17 million people across the country lack access to safe water, and 14 million la...