Zambian Government and Partners Unveil New Financial Mechanism to Accelerate Energy Access through Mini-grids

YES! Connect April 12, 2024

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On 11 April 2024, the Zambian government unveiled a new financial mechanism to support mini-grid developers: the Demand Stimulation Incentive.

Spearheaded by The Rockefeller Foundation with support from the Global Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), this first-of-its-kind, results-based incentive will help overcome the barriers for mini-grid deployment, increasing energy access to Zambians.

The aim is to support rural development by powering productive uses of energy in communities currently lacking access to reliable electricity.

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And if you’d like to know more about minigrids, how they work and why they’re important, find out more here

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Grace Waithera: Debunking PPPs: Unlocking Africa’s Potential through Public-Private Partnerships

Check out this brilliant article by Grace Waithera, one of our members who has been inspired to write about PPPs after tuning into the Synergy Consulting Course on Beyond Privilege!

YES! Connect June 13, 2024

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Universal Energy Facility signs grant agreements with 19 clean energy developers in Nigeria

On 5 April 2024, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) announced the signing of grant agreements with 19 clean energy developers under its results-based financing (RBF)…

YES! Connect April 7, 2024

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Major growth of clean energy limited the rise in global emissions in 2023

From 2019 to 2023, growth in clean energy was twice as large as that of fossil fuels. Global energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose less strongly in 2023 than the year before even as total energy demand growth accelerated, a new analysis by International Energy Agency (IEA) (IEA)I shows.

YES! Connect July 22, 2024

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View of the Rubirizi substation, Burundi

Burundi’s largest electricity substation, a 160 megavolts facility in Rubirizi, financed by the African Development Bank Group and the European Union, will increase the country’s electricity-connected population by 7 percent when completed.

A delegation from the government of Burundi and the African Development Bank visited the site on 9 August 2024, as part of a tour of…

Sarah James September 3, 2024

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Special Representative of the Secretary-General and SEforALL CEO Delivers Remarks at UN Sustainability Week Stocktake on the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All

The United Nations held its first Sustainability Week from 15-19 April 2024. This united leaders from around the world in high level discussions to explore…

YES! Connect April 23, 2024

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