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==I. Overview==
 
==I. Overview==
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Rural communities often experience poverty due to economic disadvantages. As only 25% of the rural population in SSA has access to electricity, it must be acknowledged that energy poverty enhances this disparity even further.
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Rural communities often experience poverty due to economic disadvantages. Energy poverty enhances this disparity even further. Only 25% of the rural population in SSA has access to electricity.
  
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Due to their remote locations, it is expensive and technically challenging to connect them to the national grid. While renewable off-grid solutions could help bridging this gap, rural communities with low purchasing power struggle to cover the high up-front costs associated with such DRE systems. Modern low-cost alternatives in line with national requirements are required to overcome these issues. Furthermore, improved access to finance can not only help with the purchase but also the local ownership of DRE systems.
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Connecting remote communities to the national grid is expensive and technically challenging. While renewable off-grid solutions could help bridge this gap, rural communities with low purchasing power struggle to cover the high up-front costs associated with such DRE systems. Modern low-cost alternatives in line with national requirements are needed to overcome these issues.  
  
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In the field of community energy, the aim is to provide off-grid rural communities with energy solutions to increase economic, social and environmental well-being. In this context, “community energy” can be defined as the economic and operational participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project (IRENA Coalition for Action, 2018). Identifying characteristics are the right of co-determination, managerial or financial ownership in the project as well as direct social and economic benefits for (parts of) the community. Green People’s Energy for Africa therefore works together with political stakeholders and communities to provide support for:
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ICommunity energy projects aim to provide off-grid rural communities with energy solutions to increase economic, social and environmental well-being. In this context, “community energy” can be defined as the economic and operational participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project (IRENA Coalition for Action, 2018). Important characteristics are the right of co-determination, managerial or financial ownership in the project as well as direct social and economic benefits for (parts of) the community. Green People’s Energy for Africa therefore works together with political stakeholders and communities to:
  
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* Small and medium-sized businesses to generate and use renewable energy
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* support small and medium-sized businesses to generate and use renewable energy
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* Engaging citizens and communities as partners for green energy in Africa, in particular cooperatives
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* engage citizens and communities as partners for green energy in Africa, in particular cooperatives
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* Creating job prospects in the energy sector
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* create job prospects in the energy sector
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* Productive use of renewable energies for improved agricultural value chains
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* promote productive use of renewable energies for improved agricultural value chains
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* Mobilising investment locally
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* mobilise local investments
  
 
==II. Case Studies==
 
==II. Case Studies==
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The initative helped pilot short-term innovative ideas, building a foundation for taking them to scale. Additionally, it built on cooperation with other programmes, using synergies, implementing efficiently, and anchoring best practices sustainably. You can find examples of these measures in the following projects and case studies:  
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The initiative helped pilot innovative ideas. Additionally, it built on cooperation with other programmes, using synergies, and anchoring best practices sustainably. You can find examples of these measures in the following case studies and descriptions of Small Projects Fund projects:  
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'''<u>Case Studies</u>'''
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*Link to KPF Facthseets
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*[[Community-driven Energy Access and Use in Benin]]
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*etc...
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*[[Sustainable Long-Term Energy Access for Social Institutions through Service-Based Models in Benin]]
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*[[Rehabilitation of Micro-Hydropower Plants in Ethiopia]]
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*[[Piloting Solar Irrigation in Ethiopia]]
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*[[Improving Health Services for the Rural Population in Ghana]]
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*[[Improved Energy Access for the Kaffrine Region in Senegal]]
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*[[Positive Effects of Access to Renewable Energy in the Banana Value Chain in Senegal]]
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*[[Increasing Access to Energy and Access to Finance for Coffee Farmers in Uganda]]
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* [[SolarCent|Community Management of Solar Water Pumps in Rural Namibia]]
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* [[Solar Power Lights Up a Village and Enables Productive Use|Energy Access and Agriculture Productive Use in Benin]]
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* [[Enhancing the Role of Solar Irrigation for Poverty Reduction Near Mt. Kilimanjaro|Enhancing the Role of Solar Irrigation for Poverty Reduction near Mt. Kilimanjaro]]
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* [[Electrification of the Lake Village Ganvié from Floating Photovoltaic Sources|Electrification of the Lake Village Ganvié (Benin) from Floating Photovoltaic Sources]]
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* [[Increasing Access to Clean Energy and Microfinance Products for Small-Producer Organisations|Increasing Access to Clean Energy and Microfinance Products for Ugandan Small-Producer Organisations]]
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* [[Fairtrade Inclusive Energy Fund|Scaling Energy Access Solutions with Fairtrade Inclusive Energy Fund in Uganda]]
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* [[SOLARED Coffee Project|Solar Driers to Improve Production in the SOLARED Coffee Project in Kenya]]
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* [[Solar for Improved Rural Health Systems|Solar Electricity and Chlorine Production for Improved Rural Health Systems]]
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* [[Solar Energy for Eye Care|Solar Electrifying Eye-Hospital for Improved Health Care in Cameroon]]
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* [[Solar for Health Project (S4H)|Solar for Health Project (S4H) to Ensure Vaccination and Healthcare in Uganda]]
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* [[Solar PV System and Training at »Casa do Gaiato« Orphanage|Solar Photovoltaics System Installation and Technician Training at »Casa do Gaiato« Orphanage in Mozambique]]
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* [[Solar Pumping System for Women Farmers|Solar Pumping System for Women Farmers Association to Foster Productive Use in Senegal]]
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* [[Solar Solutions for Refugees and Host Communities|Solar Solutions and Financing Options for Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda]]
  
 
==III. Publications==
 
==III. Publications==
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* The GBE intervention in Ethiopia specifically lent itself to the focusing on communities as the strong cooperative culture is characteristic for the east African country. On the nation-wide level, GBE Ethiopia and its partners from the energy- and cooperative-sector have worked on guidelines for cooperative-based mini-grid development. These guidelines point out different ownership- and management-options, including private-sector partner engagement and regulatory provisions that need to be followed for each case. GBE also worked out a financing scheme that could help cooperative-based mini-grid development plans getting off the ground.
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* GBE Ethiopia and its partners from the energy- and cooperative-sector published guidelines for cooperative-based mini-grid development. These guidelines point out different ownership- and management-options for cooperatives to manage and own mini-grids. They include models for engaging the private-sector partner and regulatory provisions that need to be followed for each case. GBE also worked out a financing scheme that could help cooperative-based mini-grid development plans get off the ground.
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**[[:File:Guidelines Coop-Led Mini-Grids Ethiopia GIZ 2022.pdf|'''Guidelines for Cooperative-Led Mini-Grid-Development in Ethiopia''']]
 
**[[:File:Financing Concept Cooperative-Led Mini-Grids in Ethiopia GIZ 2022.pdf|'''Financing Concept for Cooperative-Led Mini-Grid Development in Ethiopia''']]
 
**[[:File:Financing Concept Cooperative-Led Mini-Grids in Ethiopia GIZ 2022.pdf|'''Financing Concept for Cooperative-Led Mini-Grid Development in Ethiopia''']]
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** [[:File:Guidelines Coop-Led Mini-Grids Ethiopia GIZ 2022.pdf|'''Guidelines for Cooperative-Led Mini-Grid-Development in Ethiopia''']]
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** Foundation plan for a gender-just cooperative in Ethiopia and Uganda by WECF and GIZ, find the download in English here: [https://www.wecf.org/de/gruendungsplan-gendergerechte-energiegenossenschaft-uganda-aethiopien/ Gründungsplan für gendergerechte Energiegenossenschaft /]
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** Foundation plan for a gender-just cooperative in Ethiopia and Uganda, find the download in English here: [https://www.wecf.org/de/gruendungsplan-gendergerechte-energiegenossenschaft-uganda-aethiopien/ Gründungsplan für gendergerechte Energiegenossenschaft /]
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** Understanding the Clean Energy Transition with Community-Driven Decentralised Renewable Energy projects in Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa by ARE and GIZ, find the report here: [https://sun-connect.org/wp-content/uploads/Understanding-the-Clean-Energy-Transition-with-Community-Driven-DRE-Projects_0.pdf Community-Driven Clean Energy]
 
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==IV. Countries==
 
==IV. Countries==
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Latest revision as of 13:57, 16 May 2024

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Green People's Energy for Africa
Knowledge Hub

Community-based Approaches

This topic page outlines how the Green People's Energy approaches helped improve the livelihoods of rural communities through energy access and economic perspectives.

Table of Contents

I. Overview
II. Case Studies
III. Publications
IV. Countries

I. Overview

Rural communities often experience poverty due to economic disadvantages. Energy poverty enhances this disparity even further. Only 25% of the rural population in SSA has access to electricity.

Connecting remote communities to the national grid is expensive and technically challenging. While renewable off-grid solutions could help bridge this gap, rural communities with low purchasing power struggle to cover the high up-front costs associated with such DRE systems. Modern low-cost alternatives in line with national requirements are needed to overcome these issues.

ICommunity energy projects aim to provide off-grid rural communities with energy solutions to increase economic, social and environmental well-being. In this context, “community energy” can be defined as the economic and operational participation and ownership by citizens or members of a defined community in a renewable energy project (IRENA Coalition for Action, 2018). Important characteristics are the right of co-determination, managerial or financial ownership in the project as well as direct social and economic benefits for (parts of) the community. Green People’s Energy for Africa therefore works together with political stakeholders and communities to:

  • support small and medium-sized businesses to generate and use renewable energy
  • engage citizens and communities as partners for green energy in Africa, in particular cooperatives
  • create job prospects in the energy sector
  • promote productive use of renewable energies for improved agricultural value chains
  • mobilise local investments

II. Case Studies

The initiative helped pilot innovative ideas. Additionally, it built on cooperation with other programmes, using synergies, and anchoring best practices sustainably. You can find examples of these measures in the following case studies and descriptions of Small Projects Fund projects:

Case Studies

Small Projects Fund

III. Publications

IV. Countries

Blue flags show the location of the relevant Small Projects Fund projects. The relevant case studies can be seen by hovering over the green highlighted countries.
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