Improving access to sustainable off-grid electricity

Five people are standing indoors around a large solar panel, with a "GENEC Electrix Ltd." banner behind them. The setting is an office with technical drawings on a whiteboard in the background.

Company

GOPA AFC

Countries

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Côte d’Ivoire

Gambia

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Client

The ROGEAP project improves access to sustainable off-grid electricity in 19 Western and Central African countries by promoting modern standalone solar technology and facilitating a coordinated regional strategy. It provides USD 140 million in loans to households, businesses, and energy service companies, enhances national renewable energy targets, and trains at least 730 certified solar PV installers. The project also empowers women-led companies and SMEs through entrepreneurship and business training, grants, and tailored financial products, strengthening both the supply and demand sides of the solar industry ecosystem.

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