Energy efficiency (EE) as a least-cost energy resource is crucial for the creation of a resilient and affordable energy system. Electricity demand in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to more than triple by 2040. To meet this demand sustainably EE must play an important role in parallel with...

The Atlas of Africa’s Energy Resources “The Project” being developed by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (“ICA”) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (“UNEP”) involves the production of an Africa Energy Atlas. Africa’s renewable energy potential is mostly untapped...

The African Biofuel and Renewable Company (ABREC) submitted a proposal in 2011 for the financing of a financial facility, the African Biofuel and Renewable Energy Fund (ABREF), designed to channel private capital into private sector led projects which implement carbon reducing and clean...

The project will promote small and medium sized investments in renewable energy, both on-grid and offgrid, in Mozambique, where energy access rates stand at 33%. The country has an installed capacity of 2,428MW, yet its vast and abundant renewable energy sources still remain untapped. The country’s...

In the context of the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program (SREP) in Mali, the Government is preparing a project to promote the scaling-up of renewable energy in Mali (PAPERM). Indeed, in 2014, the national electricity access rate is still low, around 30%. Fossil fuels represent a huge cost for the...

Projet Pôles Intégrés de Croissance (PIC / Integrated growth pole project), which is active in fostering growth in high potential areas of Madagacsar, has committed resources to address the deteriorating energy situation of Nosy Be island – one of the most appreciated touristic zones of the country...

Cette assistance technique vise à soutenir l'Agence Guinéenne pour l’Electrification rurale (AGER) dans la mise en place des projets mini-réseaux verts identifiés dans le plan d'électrification à moindre coûts (total de 57 sites pour un investissement total d'environ $ 25-30 millions d'euros) par...

The project concerns the design, construction and operation of a 20 MW to 54 MW turnkey run-of-river hydropower station in Guinea Bissau (“Saltinho”), on the Corubal river. This greenfield plant shall be interconnected by a transmission line to Bissau to be undertaken within the framework of the...

The Project aims to assist the Government of Ghana (GoG) to overcome key technical, financial, regulatory and institutional barriers that inhibit the scaling-up of renewable energy investments in the country towards the attainment of the country’s development objective of universal access to...