Sector Focus
Renewable Energy Innovation
Our Renewable Energy Innovation program supports the development and deployment of renewable energy technologies tailored to African contexts. We focus on solutions that are affordable, scalable, and sustainable.
- Over 600 million Africans lack access to electricity
- Reliance on expensive and polluting energy sources
- Limited infrastructure in rural areas
- High upfront costs for renewable energy systems
- Off-grid solar solutions for homes and businesses
- Mini-grid systems for rural communities
- Biomass energy from agricultural waste
- Energy-efficient appliances and systems
- Innovative financing models for energy access
- Supported 15 energy startups in the last year
- Helped deploy solar systems to 50,000 households
- Trained 200 energy entrepreneurs
- Reduced CO2 emissions by 25,000 tons annually