ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2025

8–10 Apr 2025 | Kampala, Uganda

Robert Aitken

AMAP Programme Officer

AfDB/SEFA

Cape Town, South Africa

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I am the AMAP PO, a TA facility operated by SEFA, focusing on developing investment ready mini-grid country markets

About me

Robert has over 25 years' experience in the off-grid sector having worked for a range of organisations on a number of different DRE technologies. Robert is currently the AMAP Programme Officer at SEFA.

My organisation

AfDB/SEFA

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Public Investor/Financier

Speaker sessions (2)

Wednesday, 9 April 2025

09:30 - 10:45

[AfDB workshop] AMAP in action: Innovating, standardising & collaborating to build investment-ready GMG markets – Lessons from country case studies

Location:Royal Palm (1st floor)Track:Track 2

Showcasing the work of the African Mini-Grid Market Acceleration Programme, a TA initiative assisting with creating investment ready GMG markets.

14:30 - 15:45

[AfDB-IFC-ARE session] Improving capacity for ESG compliance in the DRE sector

Location:Royal Palm (1st floor)Track:Track 2

A recent AMAP scoping study highlighted that mini-grid developers struggle to meet ESG risk management and impact reporting requirements, posing a key sector challenge.