Webinar – Empowering Energy Access with a Community-Centric Approach

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About This Event

RMI and UNDP, as part of the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP), presented this webinar on their Community-Centric Minigrids Toolkit. 

The webinar presented:  

  • The Community-Centric Minigrid Toolkit, highlighting the community-centric framework and lessons learned to date 
  • Hands-on experiences and insights on enhanced community engagement and participation from minigrids and rural electrification practitioners 
  • A panel discussion sharing learnings and exploring how to integrate community-centric approach to future minigrids deployment 
About the Africa Minigrids Program

The AMP regional component is a technical assistance and investment support program for minigrids aimed at increasing access to electricity by improving financial viability of solar PV minigrids.

For more information please visit: https://africaminigrids.org/ 

Speakers

Christelle Odongo-Braun

Regional Project Manager, Africa Minigrids Program

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Zihe Meng

Manager, Africa Energy Program/Global South Program, RMI

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Frank Bergh

Senior Electrical Engineer, NRECA International

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Ayu Abdullah

Managing Director, COMET

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Washima Mede

Chief Executive Officer, Prado Power Limited

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Robert Hanna

Robert Hanna

Director of Sustainable Energy Botswana (SEB)

Resources

General | November 25, 2025

Community-Centric Minigrid Toolkit

The Community-Centric Minigrid Toolkit was developed by RMI in collaboration with UNDP and AMP co-implementers, under the auspices of the Africa Minigrids Program (AMP), to help shift the sector toward more inclusive and resilient models.

PRESENTATION: Community-Centric Minigrids

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