E+E Leader Team
The US government formally launched a framework under its Power Africa initiative to increase energy access across sub-Saharan Africa. Over an initial five-year period, Beyond the Grid will leverage partnerships with 27 investors and practitioners committed to invest over $1 billion into off-grid and small-scale solutions for this underserved market. These private sector commitments will help Power Africa provide access to 20 million new electricity connections for households and commercial entities.
The founding partners of Beyond the Grid include:
- Acumen Fund
- Bamboo Finance
- BBOXX
- Capricorn Investment Group
- CrossBoundary
- d.light
- Embark Energy
- Energiya Global
- Fenix International
- Global Off-Grid Lighting Association
- Gray Ghost Ventures
- Invested Development
- Khosla Impact
- LGT Venture Philanthropy
- Liberia Energy Network
- Low Carbon Enterprise Fund
- Mosaic
- Off Grid Electric
- Persistent Energy Partners
- Powerhive
- Schneider Electric
- Shell Foundation
- Solar Sister
- SunFunder
- Tony Elumelu Foundation
- United Nations Foundation
- Virunga Power
Power Africa was launched by President Obama in June 2013.
