African Development Bank approves $7 million in Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) technical assistance to transform mini-grid investment in Africa
Africa Mini-Grid Market Acceleration Programme (AMAP)’s overarching aim is to transform the scale of public and private investments in renewable energy mini-grids throughout Africa
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, December 18, 2020/APO Group/
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have approved a $7 million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), for technical assistance in setting up a mini-grid acceleration initiative to meet the needs of the continent’s fast-evolving renewable mini-grid industry.
The Africa Mini-Grid Market Acceleration Programme (AMAP), which aims to boost energy access in remote regions and enhance climate resilience throughout Africa, will include three core components: the implementation of a new and standardised framework for national-scale Mini-Grid Acceler