Description/achievement of initiative
Through the Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA), achieve energy access for no less than 60% of the African population by 2040.
Implementation methodologies
The NEPAD Agency will work towards securing energy access for Africa's population, especially in rural areas, to adequate modern energy supplies, support other initiatives on energy including increased use of renewable energy, and improve energy efficiency and access to advanced energy technologies including cleaner fossil fuel technologies.
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, United Nations Development Programme, African Union, African Development Bank, Others.
Open to additional partners.