AREI 2022 rich in results and commitments
H.E. President Dr. Hage G. Geingob, President of Namibia, Interim Chairman of the AREI Board of Directors underlined several important points in his virtual intervention from Windhoek (Namibia) “We are aware that the task ahead of us in Africa is immense, but not insurmountable” he added emphatically, Africa must continue to speak with one voice…
AREI FORUM 2nd EDITION AFRICAN RENEWABLE ENERGY Final Communique
From July 25 to 27 – in Cairo AREI organized the 2nd edition of the African Renewable Forum, co-organized with the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy. More than 600 participants – 51 countries, 43 African and global regional organizations attended the 2nd edition of the AREI Forum. The objective of the forum –…
UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY September 13 – 26, 2022 – New York
The African Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI) was launched at COP 21 in Paris (in 2015) to address the various challenges related to sustainable energy in Africa.AREI represents a significant Africa-led and owned effort to accelerate and scale up the domestication of the continent’s enormous renewable energy potential. The abundantly available renewable energy solutions provide the…
Private Sector Needed to Scale up Energy Access in Africa
The African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA) has called for more private sector investment to increase energy access in Africa. With half the population without electricity, Africa has the most people without energy in the world. It needs about $55 billion annually until 2030 to remedy the situation. Energy is a key issue…
CSO PERSPECTIVES ON AREI
A new report urges AREI to ensure transparency and accountability. The survey was developed by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and the African Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ASCEA) in cooperation with Climate Action Network (CAN), Réseau Climat & Développement, Bread for the World, and Germanwatch. Its goal was to elicit African…
CSO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AFRICA RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE
In the following paragraphs, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have outlined their thoughts, recommendations, and proposal on relevant aspects of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI). CSOs support AREI and its two main goals—providing universal access to clean, appropriate, and affordable energy, and helping African countries to leapfrog towards Renewable Energy (RE) systems. However, as the…
AREI FIFTH MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS – GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
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