DRE Impact Stories

The document details several Team Europe-funded green energy projects in Africa, focusing on solar mini-grids and solar home systems (SHS). Key initiatives include ANKA's Angovo project in Madagascar, ENGIE Energy Access's SHS scaling in Uganda, FRES's energy-as-a-service model in Mali, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Guinea-Bissau, and projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, and Sierra Leone. These projects aim to increase electricity access for households, SMEs, and public institutions while reducing CO2 emissions and fostering local economic growth through job creation and improved services in health and education.

• The Angovo project in Madagascar's Atsimo-Andrefana Region, implemented by ANKA, aims to install over 3.5 MWp of solar infrastructure to reach approximately 70,000 people and 15,600 direct connections, with a total budget of EUR 21,964,000.
• In Uganda, ENGIE Energy Access has deployed solar-home systems (SHS) to over 203,387 households, including 67,450 systems sold to women-led houses, impacting over 900,000 people and avoiding 40,000 cumulative tonnes of CO2 emissions.
• The Foundation Rural Energy Services (FRES) project portfolio in Mali, Burkina Faso, Uganda, and Guinea-Bissau provided DRE to 46,500 people and avoided 19,400 cumulative tonnes of CO2 emissions, utilizing a mix of foundation and EU financing.
• The Les Soleils du Garamba project in the Democratic Republic of Congo aims to connect over 3,000 customers by 2026 to reduce anthropic pressures on Garamba National Park and mitigate approximately 2,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
• Nuru's project portfolio in the Democratic Republic of Congo has created 2,928 off-grid connections for households, 796 SMEs, and 28 critical services, generating 116 local full-time jobs with over 27% held by women.
• One Power Lesotho (1PWR) is developing 11 solar-battery mini-grids to provide electricity to 9,109 households, 68 schools, 20 clinics, and 470 SMEs, with an expected annual CO2 mitigation of 2,780 tonnes.
• Off-Grid Power (SL) Ltd operates 40 solar hybrid mini-grids in Sierra Leone, providing power to over 99,000 people and creating 96 permanent operational and 255 short-term construction jobs.
• WeLight Madagascar's Team Europe-financed portfolio of 118 mini-grids serves 540,000 people and avoids 1,930 tonnes of CO2 annually; it has supported the creation of over 8,100 jobs related to productive energy use and the electrification of over 250 schools.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (n.d.). DRE Impact Stories. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DRE-Impact-Stories-2025.pdf

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. DRE Impact Stories. n.d. https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DRE-Impact-Stories-2025.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrificationnddre, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{DRE Impact Stories}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, url = {https://www.renewelec.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/DRE-Impact-Stories-2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }