Power For All has kicked-off its next phase of work in support of Ethiopia's ground-breaking National Electrification Plan (NEP), which includes integrated energy planning, result-based approaches and incorporating technologies and business models that will help achieve the NEP’s decentralized renewable energy (DRE) access targets of 7.7 million households (35 percent of total households). …Ethiopia's ground-breaking National Electrification Plan (NEP), which includes integrated energy planning, result-based approaches and incorporating technologies and business models that will help achieve the NEP’s decentralized renewable energy (DRE) access targets of 7.7 million households (35 percent of total households)… https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-update-march-2018-power-all
Today, the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands launched the Powering Agriculture in Ethiopia project in partnership with Power for All, to sustainably energize Ethiopia’s agriculture system utilizing Decentralized Renewable Energy solutions (DREs) for improved productivity and incomes. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/press-releases/powering-agriculture-ethiopia-new-renewable-energy-enabled-irrigation-project-spur-agricultural-productivity-promoting-productiv
You can download the Energy Access Workforce Ethiopia report to learn about the victories, challenges, and possibilities the decentralized renewable energy (DRE) sector brings. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/reports/powering-jobs-census-2022-focus-ethiopia
The ‘Powering Jobs Census 2022: The Energy Access Workforce’ report, which compiles employment data from a comprehensive survey conducted across Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda, explores the potential of decentralized renewable energy to help achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 8. The report was well received and stirred debate on how best to encourage growth and inclusion in the distributed renewable energy sector. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/state-of-renewable-energy-jobs-in-africa-and-india?e=[UNIQID]
Power for All organized a collaborative meeting among advocates of Productive Use of Renewable Energy (PURE) at the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MILLs) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting aimed to bring together development and implementing partners and foundations working within the PURE space, to join forces on addressing obstructs and capacity needs to activate the PURE market potential in Ethiopia. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/powering-agriculture-ethiopia-introduction-of-development-and-implementation-partners
The PV-SMART project provides Kenyan dairy farmers with solar milk chillers, reducing spoilage and enhancing income. Use of Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) in agri-food systems, such as solar water pumping in Ethiopia, is preventing waste, creating jobs, and lowering carbon emissions. https://mailchi.mp/powerforall.org/renewables-small-farms-and-efficient-energy?e=fde68b1afe
In Ethiopia, Power For All has entered into a pivotal partnership with the Ethiopian Solar Energy Development Association (ESEDA). As part of this collaboration, Power For All is set to provide Technical Assistance to revise the customs handbook that was initially developed by ACE-TAF two years ago. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/campaign-updates/campaign-updates-june-2023
Power for All and IRENA are partnering to explore gender dynamics in the DRE sector, a field ripe for increasing women's participation, as seen in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/articles/empowering-women-distributed-renewable-energy
Energy Access is the missing link in agriculture - In Ethiopia and Uganda, agriculture plays a crucial role in securing food, supporting livelihoods, and generating employment. Yet both economies face persistent energy deficits. https://www.powerforall.org/resources/fact-sheets-research-summaries/dre-opportunities
Agriculture is central to livelihoods and food security across Ethiopia and Uganda — yet much of its potential remains underpowered. Low energy access continues to limit production, processing, storage, and market connectivity. In this episode, we sit down with Ashenafi Mulugeta to discuss how DRE is unlocking new opportunities for farmers—boosting yields, reducing losses, and enabling value-added activities that strengthen rural livelihoods. Drawing on new research and firsthand experience, the conversation explores what it will take to scale these solutions, including the policies, financing models, and partnerships needed to move from pilot projects to widespread impact. https://www.powerforall.org/news-media/interviews/farm-market-reflections-powering-agriculture-ashenafi-mulugeta