Initiatives
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About
Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP)
Launch: 2007 End: 2020
Region:
SSA
Geography:
N/A
Type:
Regional
ICS Only?:
No
Value/Funding:
N/A
Funder Type:
Government
Funders:
Steering Group: European Commission, the African Union Commission (AUC), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Egypt, Germany and Italy [2]
Features:
Funding
Technical Assistance
Capacity Building
Policy
Description:
The Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) launched at the First High-Level Meeting of the AEEP in Vienna in September 2010 by stakeholders from the two continents. Overall aim: contribute to political objectives for increasing access to modern energy services, improve energy security with renewable energy, and contribute to socioeconomic development following a climate-resilient development pathway [1].
The Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) launched at the First High-Level Meeting of the AEEP in Vienna in September 2010 by stakeholders from the two continents. Overall aim: contribute to political objectives for increasing access to modern energy services, improve energy security with renewable energy, and contribute to socioeconomic development following a climate-resilient development pathway [1].
Reach:
Phase 3 of the CCA's work on enabling policy, reducing trade barriers, integrating women/girls will provide useful for harmonization into same sphere of AEEP work and see more joint activities [3]
Phase 3 of the CCA's work on enabling policy, reducing trade barriers, integrating women/girls will provide useful for harmonization into same sphere of AEEP work and see more joint activities [3]
Goal/Target:
Bring access to modern and sustainable energy services to at least 100 million Africans, focusing on sustainable models: to provide energy for basic services (health, education, water, communication); to power productive activities; and to provide safe and sustainable energy services to households [1].
Bring access to modern and sustainable energy services to at least 100 million Africans, focusing on sustainable models: to provide energy for basic services (health, education, water, communication); to power productive activities; and to provide safe and sustainable energy services to households [1].
Sources:
[1] https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/?p=737 [2] https://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/en/projects/africa-eu-energy-partnership-aeep [3] http://www.euei-pdf.org/sites/default/files/field_publication_file/aeep_status_report_2017-18_and_future_perspectives.pdf
[1] https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/partnership/?p=737 [2] https://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/en/projects/africa-eu-energy-partnership-aeep [3] http://www.euei-pdf.org/sites/default/files/field_publication_file/aeep_status_report_2017-18_and_future_perspectives.pdf