Frontier Energy | Africa

The 2024 Fin-Erth 101 Women in Climate Awards – List now live 🌏 https://lnkd.in/gPqjfqAC 🌍 We are excited to shine a spotlight on the incredible 101 women from around the world who are brilliantly working to unlock climate and sustainability solutions. From large corporations to asset managers, from scaleups to financiers - these women are getting on with the job. Unlocking climate solutions in any and every way they see fit. Yes, progress feels too slow. Yes, the frustrations are clear. But what this list demonstrates—and what we hope it inspires—is a sense of optimism and belief in the potential for change. We asked you, the climate community, to nominate those who you know are going above and beyond to unlock solutions. We received almost 600 nominations from 45 different countries. And this is just year 1. What we now know from having spent weeks going through all the nominations is that the rise of action is here. From the outside, you might not be seeing it. From the inside, you might be frustrated as hell. BUT, these women are demonstrating that the foundational steps for meaningful transformation are in place. That the groundswell of climate-doers is growing. The determination, selflessness and sheer effort we saw across ALL the nominations was astounding and something we want to recognize here. This is not a list of winners, it is our attempt to recognize some exceptional women who truly represent the action going on across the globe. Together let's support and uplift the women recognised in 2024. Thank you to our sponsors L'Oréal, S2G Ventures and MSCI Sustainability Institute Thank you to those behind the scenes who have been supporting us, especially Gail Gallie. Thank you to all of our nominating partners.  2025 nominations will open in September. We are already excited. 🌏 https://lnkd.in/gPqjfqAC 🌍 #finerthawards #unlockingsolutions Patrick Keogh Serena O. Ana Kljuic Tonya Bakritzes Linda-Eling Lee Caitlin Williams Lyndsey Calder Mathias Wikström Gaia De Battista Shyla Raghav Lisa Winning Romano Casellini Agnes B. Lucy Almond Flavia Howard Aaron Kinnari Lamé Verre Lizzy Coad Starlene Sharma Bianca Pitt Mamta Borgoyary Johanna Salem Stephanie Asgill Christine Goppel Bianca Williams Louisa Tholstrup Nairobi Climate Network Only One SHE Changes Climate Project Dandelion UNICEF Innovation Eleonora G. The Earthshot Prize Dr Julia Stamm Maya Chandrasekaran Allison Myers

⬇ This will be Sierra Leone's first large-scale solar project to be connected to the grid, improving energy access across the country. There is an urgent need for clean, affordable and stable power in Sierra Leone, where only 23 per cent of the population have access to electricity. This is one of the lowest rates of electricity access in the world. It is having a significant impact on health and education outcomes and hindering job creation and poverty reduction. Alongside renewable fund manager Frontier Energy | Africa, BII and other DFIs including FMO - Dutch entrepreneurial development bank and Proparco invested over $52 million in Planet Solar. It's a greenfield 50 MW solar power project which is expected to increase the country's electricity supply by 30 per cent. This project will enable more power to flow to industries and communities in the capital city Freetown, the Western region and four other areas throughout the country.