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BGFA Democratic Republic of the Congo
Energy poverty is widespread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the second largest country in Africa, especially in rural areas. In terms of the number of households that have access to electricity, it is less than 20%.
Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
With a widely dispersed population and a national grid that does not reach the majority of the population, there is enormous potential for off-grid solutions for both solar home systems, mini-grids and productive use-of-energy solutions.
Sweden, through the Embassy in Kinshasa, is supporting the expansion of BGFA to the Democratic Republic of the Congo with SEK 200 million (~ EUR 20 million). The overall aim of the new country programme is to create access to affordable renewable energy solutions for people living in rural and peri-urban areas in the country.
Nefco, as the BGFA Fund Manager, and Sweden has signed a Letter of Intent with L’ Agence Nationale de l’Électrification et des Services Énergétiques en milieux rural et périurbain (ANSER), the national authority in charge of planning, overseeing and financing off-grid electrification in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to support the implementation of Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa programme in the country.
A first funding round in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) closed for applications on 29 August 2022. The Call for Proposals invited private sector companies, i.e., energy service providers active in the off-grid sector, to apply for funding through a two-stage application process. Read more about the funding round in DRC. The Pre-Qualification stage, including a review of the applications, is expected to be completed by early October 2022 and successful applicants will be invited to a Final Application stage in November 2022.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Mini-grid provider will scale-up access to electricity in rural DRC
The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) is supporting the scale-up of a mini-grid site in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide schools, ...
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Lessons learned and future recommendations for incentivising mini-grid projects to scale up energy access in Africa
A new study ‘Lessons learned from 12 years of mini-grid results-based financing in Africa’, conducted by The Future of Energy, offers lessons and future recommendations for incentivising mini-grid projects through ...
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BGFA in 2024: Over 3 million people with access to electricity
The Annual Results Report of the Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) programme in 2024 shows successful progress of the programme implementation. In total, over 610,000 energy connections had ...
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BGFA statement on the conflict in the Eastern DRC
We are closely monitoring the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the situation in Goma. The programme administration is keeping close contact with our ...
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