Power For All has kicked-off its next phase of work in support of Ethiopia's ground-breaking National Electrification Plan (NEP), which includes integrated energy planning, result-based approaches and incorporating technologies and business models that will help achieve the NEP’s decentralized renewable energy (DRE) access targets of 7.7 million households (35 percent of total households). …Ethiopia's ground-breaking National Electrification Plan (NEP), which includes integrated energy planning, result-based approaches and incorporating technologies and business models that will help achieve the NEP’s decentralized renewable energy (DRE) access targets of 7.7 million households (35 percent of total households)… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-march-2018-power-all
The PV-SMART project provides Kenyan dairy farmers with solar milk chillers, reducing spoilage and enhancing income. Use of Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) in agri-food systems, such as solar water pumping in Ethiopia, is preventing waste, creating jobs, and lowering carbon emissions. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/renewables-small-farms-and-efficient-energy?e=fde68b1afe
In Ethiopia, Power For All has entered into a pivotal partnership with the Ethiopian Solar Energy Development Association (ESEDA). As part of this collaboration, Power For All is set to provide Technical Assistance to revise the customs handbook that was initially developed by ACE-TAF two years ago. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-updates-june-2023
Power for All and IRENA are partnering to explore gender dynamics in the DRE sector, a field ripe for increasing women's participation, as seen in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/empowering-women-distributed-renewable-energy
Energy Access is the missing link in agriculture - In Ethiopia and Uganda, agriculture plays a crucial role in securing food, supporting livelihoods, and generating employment. Yet both economies face persistent energy deficits. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/dre-opportunities
Agriculture is central to livelihoods and food security across Ethiopia and Uganda — yet much of its potential remains underpowered. Low energy access continues to limit production, processing, storage, and market connectivity. In this episode, we sit down with Ashenafi Mulugeta to discuss how DRE is unlocking new opportunities for farmers—boosting yields, reducing losses, and enabling value-added activities that strengthen rural livelihoods. Drawing on new research and firsthand experience, the conversation explores what it will take to scale these solutions, including the policies, financing models, and partnerships needed to move from pilot projects to widespread impact. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/farm-market-reflections-powering-agriculture-ashenafi-mulugeta
Uganda and Ethiopia are agrarian economies: agricultural performance is central to national development. Uganda has a population of ~50 million people, and Ethiopia has ~120 million. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/powering-agriculture-renewable-energy-1
Agriculture is central to livelihoods and food security across Ethiopia and Uganda — yet much of its potential remains underpowered. Low energy access continues to limit production, processing, storage, and market connectivity. This infographic, developed as part of Power for All's research "From Farm to Market: Tackling Value Chain Inefficiencies with DRE in Uganda and Ethiopia", depicts the potential opportunities and impact for DRE intervention across the dairy value chain in Uganda. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/infographics/solar-milling-increased-productivity-1
In the fifth of our mini-grid market assessment series, we highlight the US$639 million opportunity in Ethiopia as quantified by the African Development Bank's Green Mini-Grid Market Development Program. 16.2% of the 100 million population are best served by mini-grids. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/research-summary-mini-grids-ethiopia
In a wake up call to national and international decision makers, the Overseas Development Institute examined the projected progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and found that a 'revolution' is needed to achieve SDG7—clean, affordable, modern energy for all—by 2030. Ahead of the first anniversary of the SDGs on September 25, this newsletter highlights how decentralized renewable energy (DRE) must be at the heart of that revolution, and looks at the critical role national policy must play. Here we provide a sneak peek into early findings from research by our Platform for Energy Access Knowledge team, which identifies the policy levers at the center of strong DRE markets in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Tanzania https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=885ff8bc6c2476e70788542c5&id=ba36ff1acd