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Fund brings sigh of relief to the Africa's poor

The African Enterprise Challenge Fund recently launched the Renewable Energy and Adoption to Climate Technologies window, aimed at nurturing business ideas based on low cost, clean energy and solutions that will help farmers adapt to climate change.

The AECF REACT will co-fund successful applicants with grants and repayable grants of between Sh20 million to Sh120 million. BUSINESS EDITOR JULIUS MOKAYA spoke to Hugh Scott, the fund’s director. Excerpts:

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