The Renewable Energy Transition in Africa - Powering Access, Resilience and Prosperity
2021
Region
Africa, Near East and North Africa
This report explores how African countries can achieve universal energy access within the 2030 Agenda timeframe and identifies four areas of action:
- Promote access to energy;
- De-risk and promoting private sector investments;
- Strengthen and modernise the grid;
- Support systemic innovation.
Keywords
Africa, renewables, energy transition, energy access, energy security, power strategy, low-carbon growth
Type of initiatives
Sector review and study
Level of intervention
Regional
Responsible agencies
KfW, GIZ, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Funding agency
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)