Why It Matters
- $0%%
reduction in the price of critical renewable technologies has occurred globally over the last decade, but developers in Sub-Saharan Africa still face costs that are nearly 2-5 times higher
- 0BillionBillion
could be saved over the next decade by deploying solar minigrids instead of extending the grid in low- and medium-income countries, the World Bank estimates
- 0%%
of global energy investment is currently directed to Africa, despite the region accounting for one-fifth of the global population
Featured Content
- To unlock affordable, reliable power and turn on a green and equitable recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, we must make distributed energy a core part of integrated electricity systems.
- This e-GUIDE Initiative seeks to transform the approaches used for planning and operations of electricity infrastructure in developing regions.
Recent News
- Aug 29 2022The Rockefeller Foundation Invests in Satellite Data & AI to Accelerate Economic Development and Climate Resilience in Africa
- Sep 29 2025Rockefeller Foundation Hosts AsiaXchange 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Sep 23 2025Rockefeller Foundation Joins Call to Action to Integrate Regenerative School Meals into National Climate Policies