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Expanding the benefits of reliable energy access to millions by scaling clean energy
Africa is positioned to be a renewable energy superpower, driving growth and prosperity with abundant, low-cost solar, wind, storage, and other clean energy solutions.
people in sub-Saharan Africa still lack access to reliable electricity.
Solar's share of Africa's current power supply
Share of the world's best solar resources that are in Africa
The Africa Minigrids Program (AMP) initiative — now spanning 21 African countries — helps develop the enabling environments to increase the commercial viability of renewable energy minigrids and scale up investments in decentralized renewable energy solutions in Africa. This Global Environment Facility-funded initiative is jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme, the African Development Bank, and RMI.
The Energising Women & Youth in Agri-Food Systems Programme (EWAS), a collaboration between RMI and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, is a strategic initiative to empower Nigerian businesses with affordable finance, training, and commercial opportunities, enabling young women to access the benefits of solar-powered equipment and services.
Interconnecting distributed energy resources through innovative win-win-win business models can address the unreliable electricity from the national grid throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. The Distributed Energy Resources Hub provides resources to help utilities and developers scale these solutions
The Africa Energy Program works closely with RMI’s Energy Transition Academy (ETA) to provide unique capacity development opportunities that respond directly to the needs of energy practitioners across sub-Saharan Africa. This includes hands-on experience and training with projects, as well as peer collaboration and communities of practice.
Lessons learned from the first wave of interconnected minigrids: Insights and Recommendations for Nigeria’s Power Sector
We need to be innovative and creative around how we look at energy access and take a more regional approach to addressing the more than half a billion people that don’t have access to electricity. Minigrids have a huge potential to close down the energy access gap, not only in Nigeria but across the world.
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