africa appg - dfid presentation on energy africa campaign - 22nd march 2016
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DFID’s Energy Policy Framework and Energy Africa
Energy AccessEnsure affordable energy
access for the poor
Enhance environmental sustainability in energy
generation and use
Power 4 GrowthMeet the rising needs of economic development
Three inter-linked objectives…
Energy Africa: Approach
Remove government
policy uncertainty
Facilitate the import of
household solar
equipment
Mobilise finance for businesses across the value chain
Ease access to
consumer-finance through mobile money
Promote global quality
standards and protect consumers
Support for Innovation
Building a domestic
skills base
Energy Africa tackles the key policy changes needed to accelerate the expansion of the household solar market in Africa:
Energy Africa: How
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Energy Africa
Compacts
Entrepreneurs utilise early stage funding and TA from DFID (ACE/TEA) and EA
partners to develop and seed SHS
businesses
Firms that have proved their business model are eligible for DFID and EA partner financing to SCALE UP
in response to demand (EADF)
Through UK political influencing (and TA
support to governments) African Energy ministers
sign up to policy & regulatory reform to
make SHS market more conducive for investment
DFID works with other development partners to provide
coordinated in-country support
package and leverage donor capital
Donor and Private Capital
Improved business environment:
-Clearer solar policy framework,
-Supportive tax/customs regime
-Conducive rules on mobile money
-Improved investment process
Off-Grid
Working with other stakeholders and initiatives
Formal Partnership
Grid Off-Grid
DFID Grid
Other signatories
Grid
DFID Grid
Signatory
Energy Africa is already playing a key influencing role. DFID has been working with partners such as CDC, AfDB and Acumen to increase fund investments in the off-grid solar sector. For example, with DFID support the GCF approved the $25m for the Acumen KawiSafi Ventures Fund for off-grid solar in East Africa.
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