Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) appoints new Executive Team to lead the Organization Nairobi, August 1, 2023 – AMDA’s Board of Directors has announced that following an extensive executive search process, it has appointed Olamide Niyi-Afuye as the...
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Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) Announces CEO Transition, Launch of Next Chapter for Industry
Nairobi, February 6, 2023 – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) today announced that CEO Jessica Stephens will complete her 5-year term at the end of March 2023. The Board of Directors has started a formal search for a successor who will lead the...
AMDA and REEEA-A Unite to Advance Mini-Grids and Rural Electrification in Nigeria
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association and Nigeria's Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Associations-Alliance (REEEA-A) join forces to further their efforts towards promoting mini-grids and decentralized utilities for rural electrification. Abuja, Nigeria —...
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...
Signing of a MoU between AMDA and the REA (Zambia)
Lusaka, 1 September 2021 —The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) and the Rural Electrification Authority- Zambia (REA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at promoting Mini-grids and Decentralized utilities for rural electrification, associated...
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA)welcomes the new dam in Mozambique
Nairobi, 15 September 2021 — The approval of the 2021 Off-Grid Energy Regulation Act by the Council of Ministers is a giant leap forward for the Decentralized Renewable Energy sector in Mozambique, and presents a bold new model...



