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The Africa Energy Portal (AEP) is a one-stop-shop for energy sector news, insights, data and more. Launched in November 2018, the AEP focuses exclusively on Africa, serving as a repository for accurate and relevant information and data across the energy value chain. The AEP also provides a platform for knowledge-sharing on the African energy sector and seeks to create an enabling environment for vibrant community discussion on the most pressing issues impacting the African energy sector today.

The AUDA-NEPAD Infrastructure team provides transaction assistance to regional power generation and transmission projects. Projects can be trans-boundary or within a country but affecting two or more countries. Programs supported by AUDA-NEPAD include the Program for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), the Continental Power Systems Masterplan and the Africa Power Vision (APV). Transaction Advisory services to PIDA Projects are guided by the PIDA Integrated Corridor Approach which seeks to broaden the socio-economic impact along Infrastructure Corridors by mainstreaming amongst other things economic and social development initiatives (e.g. Industrialization and Health) related interventions/dimensions in the design and Implementation Infrastructure Projects on the PIDA Corridors.

AUDA-NEPAD Renewable Energy focuses on macro & mini off-grid technology with the overall objective of increasing electricity access in countries where access is less than 20% such as Sierra Leone, Niger, Chad, Burkina Faso, DRC, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda, Burundi, Eswatini and Eritrea. The initiative uses an integrated approach to broaden the socio-economic impacts of energy access through the productive use of energy, linking with climate smart agriculture and improved access to clean water. In addition to the traditional renewable energy sources, the programme has a bioenergy component that takes into consideration, the transformation of crop residue into modern bioenergy (e.g. biogas and biodiesel). The programme implementation strategy is anchored on across multi-sectoral stakeholders coordination comprising (government line ministers, private sector, academia, communities and development partners) to collectively identified projects with three impacts; socio economic, resilience and human wellbeing while through national project steering committees established at each country level foster smooth execution, operationalization and ownership structure. Ultimately, the programme aims to accelerate clean energy transition in Africa.

Provide expertise for access to energy or renewable energy projects preparation

This report is a follow-up to Chilling Prospects: Providing Sustainable Cooling for All, the first report to define and quantify the magnitude of the global cooling access challenge, including an assessment of 52 countries facing the biggest risks, measured by extreme heat, food losses, and damaged or destroyed vaccines and medicines.