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REFERENCE TABLES
Table R13. Networks Furthering Energy Access: Selected Examples
NAME
African Bioenergy Development
Platform
African Center for Renewable
Energy and Sustainable
Technologies (ACREST)
African Renewable Energy Alliance
(AREA)
AKON Lighting Africa
Alliance for Rural Electrification
(ARE)
Alliance of CSOs for Clean Energy
Access (ACCESS)
Clean Energy for Africa (CLENA)
Climate Technology Initiative
Private Financing Advisory Network
(CTI PFAN)
Climate Technology Centre and
Network (CTCN)
Consultative Group to Assist the
Poor (CGAP)
CTI – Private Financing Advisory
Network
ENERGIA International
Energy Access Practitioner Network
Energy & Environment Partnership
(EEP)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION
A platform launched by UNCTAD to help interested African countries develop their
bioenergy potentials for advancing human and economic development through interactive,
multi-stakeholder analytical exercises.
A centre established in 2005 for information, demonstration, awareness, production and
research on renewable energy and sustainable technologies in Africa. Its mission is to
promote renewable energy technologies and sustainable technologies to improve people’s
living conditions and to fight poverty.
A global multi-stakeholder platform to exchange information and consult about policies,
technologies and financial mechanisms for the accelerated uptake of renewable energy in
Africa.
An initiative launched in February 2014 that seeks to provide a concrete response at the
grassroots level to Africa’s energy crisis and to lay the foundations for future development.
It aims to develop an innovative solar-powered solution that will provide African villages
with access to a clean and affordable source of electricity.
An international business association that represents the decentralised energy sector and
works towards the integration of renewables into rural electrification markets in developing
and emerging countries. It has more than 90 members along the whole value chain of
off-grid technologies.
A loose coalition of more than 50 local and international civil society organisations (CSOs)
operating in developing countries to increase the participation and engagement of civil
society in sustainable energy access initiatives globally. The group is coordinated by WWF,
CAFOD, Practical Action, Greenpeace, IIED, ENERGIA, WRI, TERI and HIVOS.
A five-year action plan (2012–16) to promote sustainable energy and alleviate energy
poverty in Africa.
A multilateral, public-private partnership initiated by the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI)
in co-operation with the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer. PFAN operates to
bridge the gap between investments and clean energy businesses. It is designed to be an
“open source” network to fit seamlessly with existing global and regional initiatives and to
be inclusive of all stakeholders with an interest in clean energy financing.
The operational arm of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, hosted by UNEP and UNIDO.
CTCN promotes the accelerated transfer of environmentally sound technologies for lowcarbon
and climate-resilient development at the request of developing countries.
It provides technology solutions, capacity building and advice on policy, legal and regulatory
frameworks tailored to the needs of individual countries.
A global partnership of 34 leading organisations, housed at the World Bank, that seeks to
advance financial inclusion. It develops innovative solutions through practical research and
active engagement with financial service providers, policy makers and funders to enable
approaches at scale.
A network that identifies promising clean energy projects at an early stage and provides
mentoring for development of a business plan, investment pitch, growth strategy, etc.
An international network focused on gender issues, women’s empowerment and
sustainable energy. By early 2014, it included 22 organisations working in Africa and Asia.
A 2,000-strong global network of businesses and non-profits operating in 170 countries
that focuses on decentralised low-carbon household and community-level electrification.
It supports innovative financial and business models in predominantly market-based
applications that help address development issues such as income generation, health,
agriculture, education, small business and telecommunications.
A challenge fund that promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technology
investments in Southern and East Africa. EEP supports projects that aim to provide
sustainable energy services to the poor and to combat climate change. The EEP
Programme is jointly funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Austrian
Development Agency and the UK Department for International Development.
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