The project is developed as one of the key European responses to the Sustainable Energy for All initiative. The objective of the Africa Energy Guarantee Facility (AEGF) is to provide proper risk mitigation and credit enhancement solutions to facilitate and increase private sector involvement in the African energy sector. Despite the large energy infrastructure gap (in all three areas of: generation, access and efficiency) and the growing demand for energy in many countries, private sector investments and involvement in the African energy sector remain modest.

The programme will catalyse a market based approach for private sector delivery of solar home system (SHS) products and services. This will lead to improved energy access for people in sub-Saharan Africa currently who are currently without modern energy. The programme will work in 14 priorty countries: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leonne and Senegal.

The Africa Clean Energy Corridor (ACEC) is a regional initiative that seeks to secure the accelerated development of renewable energy potential and cross-border trade of renewable power within the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) and Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). The initiative builds upon the strong political commitment of African leaders to strengthen regional institutions and transmission infrastructure, forming large competitive markets and lowering costs across production sectors.

The Energy Facility is a co-financing instrument which was established in 2005 in order to support projects on increasing access to sustainable and affordable energy services for the poor living in rural and peri-urban areas in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. Its objectives are set by the EU development agenda.

The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity of Ethiopia is a federal organization established to undertake the management of water resources, water supply and sanitation, large and medium scale irrigation and electricity. The Ministry is a regulatory body which involves the planning, development and management of resources, preparation and implementation of guidelines, strategies, polices, programs, and sectoral laws and regulations. It also, conducts study and research activities, provides technical support to

The objectives of the Access to Basic Services in Rural Areas and Capacity Building Project for Gabon are to expand access to water and energy services in targeted rural areas and to establish mechanisms to improve sustainability of service provision. There are three components to the project, the first component being expansion of access to basic services in rural areas.

The Access to Energy Fund (AEF) is a fund managed by the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) on behalf of the Dutch government that supports private sector projects aimed at providing longterm access to energy services. The fund supports energy generation, transmission and distribution projects in developing countries and focuses on sustainable energy solutions. Our main fossil fuel sources – oil, coal and gas – are finite natural resources, and we are depleting them at a rapid rate. Climate change has become a reality and is changing our future.

The objectives of the Access to Basic Services in Rural Areas and Capacity Building Project for Gabon are to expand access to water and energy services in targeted rural areas and to establish mechanisms to improve sustainability of service provision. There are three components to the project, the first component being expansion of access to basic services in rural areas.