Tuesday, 21 April 2026 | 11:15 - 12:30
High-level panel: Maximising the impact of grant funding for electricity access in Africa
- Enabling investments
The high-level panel will take a strategic look at how grant funding and, in particular, results-based financing (RBF) instruments have been deployed over the past decade to advance electricity access in Africa. It aims to reflect on progress achieved to date, identify persistent challenges faced by developers and financiers, and explores how existing instruments can be further optimised to accelerate delivery of SDG-7 through market based approaches.
The panel will also highlight opportunities to enhance complementarity among funding instruments, improve predictability and efficiency for project developers, and ensure that catalytic capital is deployed in a manner that effectively supports country-led pathways to universal access.
6 speakers
Managing Partner
Decla Capital Advisors
Global Sector Head, Energy
SNV
Managing Director
SOLAR23 GmbH
Executive Director
Cygnum Capital Group
Assistant Secretary General
COMESA
Vice-President, Africa
Global Energy Alliance for People & Planet
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