DFID’s Energy Policy Framework and Energy Africa

Energy AccessEnsure affordable energy

access for the poor

Enhance environmental sustainability in energy

generation and use

Power 4 GrowthMeet the rising needs of economic development

Three inter-linked objectives…

Energy Africa: Approach

Remove government

policy uncertainty

Facilitate the import of

household solar

equipment

Mobilise finance for businesses across the value chain

Ease access to

consumer-finance through mobile money

Promote global quality

standards and protect consumers

Support for Innovation

Building a domestic

skills base

Energy Africa tackles the key policy changes needed to accelerate the expansion of the household solar market in Africa:

Energy Africa: How

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Energy Africa

Compacts

Entrepreneurs utilise early stage funding and TA from DFID (ACE/TEA) and EA

partners to develop and seed SHS

businesses

Firms that have proved their business model are eligible for DFID and EA partner financing to SCALE UP

in response to demand (EADF)

Through UK political influencing (and TA

support to governments) African Energy ministers

sign up to policy & regulatory reform to

make SHS market more conducive for investment

DFID works with other development partners to provide

coordinated in-country support

package and leverage donor capital

Donor and Private Capital

Improved business environment:

-Clearer solar policy framework,

-Supportive tax/customs regime

-Conducive rules on mobile money

-Improved investment process

Off-Grid

Working with other stakeholders and initiatives

Formal Partnership

Grid Off-Grid

DFID Grid

Other signatories

Grid

DFID Grid

Signatory

Energy Africa is already playing a key influencing role. DFID has been working with partners such as CDC, AfDB and Acumen to increase fund investments in the off-grid solar sector. For example, with DFID support the GCF approved the $25m for the Acumen KawiSafi Ventures Fund for off-grid solar in East Africa.

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