AMDA Spotlight: H1 2026 Review

The 2026 Mid-Year Edition of the AMDA Spotlight showcases the progress AMDA has made in advancing Africa’s minigrid sector during the first half of the year. From expanding investment readiness through the launch of the CFO Placement Programme, to delivering technical assistance under the SOGREA programme in Sierra Leone, this edition highlights AMDA’s growing role in supporting developers beyond advocacy.

The Spotlight also captures key milestones in policy engagement, strategic partnerships, and high-level convenings across platforms such as London Climate Action Week, alongside institutional growth marked by the opening of AMDA’s Abuja office and the formalisation of our collaboration with GOGLA. Explore how AMDA continues to strengthen the enabling environment for distributed renewable energy and deliver greater value to its members and partners across Africa.

The programmes, initiatives, and achievements highlighted in this Mid-Year Spotlight were made possible through the continued collaboration and support of our donors and strategic partners. Their commitment to strengthening Africa’s distributed renewable energy sector has enabled AMDA to deliver technical assistance, policy advocacy, investment support, sector intelligence, and high-impact convenings that benefit our members and the wider industry.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (AfDB/SEFA); the Africa Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR); CAMCO’s Renewable Energy Performance Platform 2 (REPP 2); CEI Africa; Climate Compatible Growth (CCG); the Energy Access Institutions Facility, funded by British International Investment, the DOEN Foundation, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the Good Energies Foundation, Sida, and Transforming Energy Access (TEA), and managed by CLASP; the Nigeria Off-Grid Market Acceleration Program (NoMAP); the Partnership for Agile Governance and Climate Engagement (PACE); Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL); the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS); the Universal Energy Facility (UEF); and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) for their invaluable partnership and shared commitment to advancing universal energy access across Africa.