Transforming Energy Access

🗓 Join Transforming Energy Access on 2 September for an inspiring evening in London to celebrate the achievements of Chevening TEA scholars, along with the opportunity to network with experts in the #EnergyAccess and #CleanEnergy sectors. 🎓🤝 Register below for your chance to: 🎤 Hear inspiring speeches and first-hand insights from Chevening TEA scholars  🎊 Celebrate the achievements of future leaders in energy access as they graduate from their studies 🤝 Connect and build relationships with experts and professionals who have a shared interest and ambition in the energy access sector Find full details and register your interest  ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eGnw-Qji Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Chevening Awards #CheveningScholarships Ayrton Fund

🗓⏰ Mark your calendars for 14 August at 3:00 PM - when Mini-Grids Partnership launch the State of the Global Mini-Grids Market 2024 Report ⚡️📑 Stay tuned for further details soon. Register for the webinar 👇 https://lnkd.in/eiMxtPS8 Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) #TransformingEnergyAccess Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

🎉 Exciting news! Efficiency for Access Research and Development Fund has awarded $1.7 million in funding to 11 organisations working on the development of clean energy agricultural technologies. 🌱💡 🌍🍽 An estimated 30% of most food commodities is produced in sub-Saharan Africa & Asia, but 85% of smallholder farmers lack access to energy, leading to around 37% food loss in sub-Saharan Africa. ☀️ From solar-powered drying to cooling systems ❄️ the agricultural innovations selected have the potential to help reduce food loss, boost market access, and support smallholder farmers to grow their incomes and improve livelihoods in their local communities. Learn more about the promising initiatives and the organisations behind them 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecG69Wus Transforming Energy Access, Ayrton Fund, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Strong and collaborative partnerships are fundamental to achieving SDG7🤝🌍💡 Fantastic to see Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) and African Forum for Utility Regulators uniting in their shared commitment to advance Africa's minigrid sector - supporting sustainability, innovation and inclusive development 👏

Last week the Transforming Energy Access Learning Partnership (TEA-LP) and several of our partners hosted a workshop, Sustainable Energy Education: Delivering the energy workforce of the future, at the SEED conference in Valencia, Spain. Through the workshop, we explored various approaches to energy education, opportunities and challenges for the sector and mapped what is needed for a Research and Educational Agenda. It was an incredibly beneficial and productive workshop - thank you to all partners involved for sharing your invaluable knowledge and expertise. Mascha Moorlach, Nofri Yenita Dahlan, Kiran Siraj, Ramendra Prasad, Tingneyuc Sekac, Bright Chisadza, Ogheneruona Diemuodeke, Chrispin Gogoda, Transforming Energy Access, The Carbon Trust

Scaling clean cooking solutions in African urban informal settlements The ENACT project team (ICLEI Africa and Energy 4 Impact), led by ICLEI Africa as lead implementers, hosted a dynamic peer-to-peer exchange programme in Kampala, Uganda last month. This programme brought together stakeholders collaborating on the ENACT project over the past three years, including representatives from national government ministries & departments, and local governments from the project cities, Freetown and Kampala. Delegates from neighbouring municipalities around the Greater Kampala Municipal Area - Wakiso, Nansana, and Entebbe -  also participated. Highlights included: 📣Kisenyi informal settlement community engagement event and site visits, where it was refreshing to hear from early adopters of the technologies (EPCs, ICS, briquettes and LPG) being deployed through the project. Residents spoke fondly about the significant cost and time savings they have experienced since switching to these technologies. ⭐ENACT surpassed its target of 1500 households and businesses in Kisenyi and environs using clean cooking interventions - thanks to the innovative approaches promoted by ENACT local partners - consortium of WANA Energy Solutions - Wesgas and Green Bio Energy Ltd, the support of the Kisenyi community leaders as well as the enabling environment and support provided by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda) (MEMD). 🤝Multilevel governance dialogue workshop on scaling #cleancooking access to hard-to-reach urban populations was opened by Dr. Brian E. Isabirye, Renewable Energy Department Commissioner at MEMD who reaffirmed the Government of Uganda’s commitment to improving clean cooking access and noted the need for implementation of appropriate policies to improve access to clean cooking in #informalsettlements. This address was followed by a commitment from Ms Nandawula Lydia from the British High Commission, Kampala to continue to support the goal of transitioning 50% of Ugandans to cleaner cooking by 2025. 🌱 Site visit to a carbonised biomass briquette and improved cookstove production facility in Mukono. Where Green Bio Energy and Wana Energy Solutions hosted delegates, providing a tour of the production processes for both #briquettes and improved cookstoves. It was heartwarming to see that majority of the workers were #youths and #women. An overarching theme brought into focus this week was the need to target informal settlements with ongoing awareness of clean cooking benefits. The discussion highlighted costs involved and government's role as a champion, with commitments from both business and government to collaborate on these efforts. Transforming Energy Access The Carbon Trust Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Uganda National Alliance on Clean Cooking (UNACC) Lehtem Buma Carine David Sheridan Sallieu Kanu Mercy Rose Emmy Wasirwa Green Lens International

As our #PoweringInclusion campaign wraps up today, we want to reflect on the themes we've explored together over the past six weeks. We've shared content from ourselves and our partners, showcasing vital projects that have greatly improved the lives and livelihoods of those in off- and weak-grid communities. It's crucial that everyone benefits from such projects, regardless of their circumstances. We wanted to shine a light on the importance of: - Promoting gender equality in the clean energy sector - Green technologies to foster sustainable development and create green jobs - Projects which are bringing sustainable food and farming solutions to those living in frontline communities or are displaced through no fault of their own. Let us know what you enjoyed most and stay tuned to the Efficiency for Access website, as well as our social feeds, as we continue to share success stories of funded projects that aim to accelerate access to clean energy through cost-effective, efficient, and universally accessible appliances. We'd also like to thank many of our partners for their participation and contributions to this campaign! 60 Decibels Acumen Ashden EEP Africa GOGLA Global Platform for Action (GPA) IKEA Foundation Power Africa Power for All United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) USAID Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Transforming Energy Access

🏆 Congratulations GOGO Electric for being selected as winner of the 'Powering Futures in Clean Energy' Ashden Award.👏 🏍 GOGO Electric's e-motorbikes are providing a clean transport solution in Uganda, and the company's focus on skills and training is creating valuable employment opportunities and supporting gender inclusion in the local workforce. 🚜 The company (formerly operating as Bodawerk) previously received support from PREO to pilot electric farming machinery powered by renewable energy - to support higher incomes and increased productivity for farmers in northern Uganda. ➡️ Read more about the #AshdenAward- https://lnkd.in/e-hZ4D3H ➡️ Read more about the #PREO-funded pilot - https://lnkd.in/eFQQSUgb Ashden Transforming Energy Access Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office IKEA Foundation The Carbon Trust Energy 4 Impact

Congratulations to BURN for being named one of the TIMES 100’s most influential companies for 2024! 👏   As an innovator in clean cooking technology, BURN has been transforming lives and local environments since its initial investment from Acumen in 2015, through support from Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities and Energy Catalyst (an Innovate UK programme) Round 9, as well as MECS programme - as part of the Ayrton Fund.   To date, BURN has sold over 4.5 million stoves, significantly reducing reliance on wood and charcoal and improving household health across Africa.   To add to this huge achievement, the company has just launched its first assembly plant in Nigeria. This facility will revolutionise and accelerate access to affordable clean cooking appliances to bring fuel-efficient appliances to every household in Nigeria.   Read the full announcement on the company’s new operations in Nigeria below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/dggbjKyP 🚀 #CleanCooking #EnergyInnovation Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

🗓🏆 Save the date - The Efficiency for Access Design Challenge Grand Final takes place on Tuesday 18 June. The event is the culmination of months of dedicated effort by participants aiming to drive progress in clean energy access. Join Energy Saving Trust and Efficiency for Access to discover the innovative designs of engineering students from around the world. Register at: https://lnkd.in/eZ3xUEU8