Written by Abraham Mudasia Photo credit: Electric cement mixer, Busia County in Kenya, Kudura Power East Africa Ltd. Photo credit: Maize milling machine, Busia County in Kenya, Kudura Power East Africa Ltd. Electricity is central to economic and human development. It...
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We must move from commitments to execution to combat Climate Change
Written by Abraham Mudasia This year, the world observed Earth Day under the theme "Invest in Our Planet" amid worrying reports that the global carbon dioxide emissions from energy combustion and industrial processes hit a record high of 36.8 Gt in 2022. Developing...
Scaling Clean Energy Access: A Strategic Action Plan for Governments and Development Finance Institutions
Written by Abraham Mudasia, Annisa Sekaringtias Clean Energy Access at Scale: An action plan for Governments and Development Finance Institutions Today, nearly one-tenth of the global population do not have access to electricity, mostly concentrated in Sub-Saharan...
Africa must invest in clean electricity to address climate crisis
Written by Abraham Mudasia When COP27 opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, it did so against a backdrop of extreme weather events worldwide and scientific data which show that humanity is not doing enough to tackle the climate change crisis and safeguard the future of our...
Meeting the challenge of electrification in Africa in a sustainable way
As the recently published key findings of the Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids Report 2022 shows, the minigrid sector in Africa has shown strong resilience in the face of the COVID-pandemic. The report shows that the minigrid industry in Africa doubled the number of...
AMDA publishes the key findings of its flagship Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids Report 2022
Governments and donors urged to step up support for minigrids to accelerate universal energy access in rural areas in Africa Nairobi, 4 July 2022 — The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) has today called for more support from governments and donors to the...



