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Webinar – Empowering Energy Access with a Community-Centric Approach

December 4, 2025 3:00-4:30 p.m. WAT
Virtual Virtual

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/ 

About the Speakers

Christelle Odongo-Braun

Regional Project Manager, Africa Minigrids Program
Zihe Meng

Zihe Meng

Manager

Frank Bergh

Senior Electrical Engineer, NRECA International

Ayu Abdullah

Managing Director, COMET

Washima Mede

Chief Executive Officer, Prado Power Limited

Robert Hanna

Director of Sustainable Energy Botswana (SEB)

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