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Results of the Capacity Building Activity on Geothermal Energy
Outputs Outcomes
Capacity and awareness building
Workshops/seminars
� Capacity building seminar held in
Reykjavík, Iceland on January
13–16, 2011
Technical capacity enhanced
� Five African policy makers attended a seminar on geothermal
energy held in Reykjavík, Iceland, on January 13–16, 2011
where they learned how to develop tools to implement
geothermal projects in their countries
5. African Energy Ministers’ Conference ($40,000): this activity was approved on August 23, 2011.
The objective was to facilitate the formation of consensus on priorities for supporting Africa’s low carbon,
climate resilient energy development agenda, including in the context of climate change negotiations. The
two-day Ministerial Conference, co-sponsored by PPIAF, was held in Johannesburg, South Africa on
September 15 and 16, 2011. The conference provided an important platform for high-level policy dialogue
to build consensus and catalyze action for sustainable energy access across the African continent. In
addition, it highlighted Africa’s energy challenges and critical energy investment priorities that need to be
addressed.
Results of the African Energy Ministers’ Conference Activity
Outputs Outcomes
Capacity and awareness building
Workshops/seminars
� African Energy Ministers’ Conference held in Johannesburg,
South Africa on September 15 and 16, 2011
Knowledge products disseminated
� Background papers and briefing notes on key thematic areas;
Proceedings Report summarizing the Conference; Regionalbased
action plan document with key participating parties
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Consensus achieved
� Consensus achieved on priorities
for supporting Africa’s low
carbon, climate resilient energy
development agenda
6. Lighting Africa Expansion ($250,000): this activity was approved on December 5, 2011 to help the
Lighting Africa program scale-up its activities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The program leveraged $500,000
from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and the Global Partnership on
Output-Based Aid (GPOBA). The purpose of this activity is to accelerate the adoption of affordable, clean
low-carbon off-grid lighting technologies to bottom of the pyramid households and businesses throughout
Sub-Saharan Africa that rely on candles, kerosene, and other environmentally harmful fuels for their
lighting needs.
The PPIAF grant will finance the development of national off-grid lighting programs in selected countries.
It is expected that the total of up to eight countries can be reached with the available funds. The focus will
be on countries where the private market is expected to be strongest, such as Nigeria, Tanzania,
Senegal, and Mali, as well as on post-conflict countries where the needs are strongest (e.g., South
Sudan, Liberia, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of Congo).