About UEF
Imagine a world where access to clean energy is not a barrier to progress...
A world where children can study after sunset without using kerosene lamps, where small and medium businesses can thrive, powered by reliable electricity instead of polluting diesel generators. A world where health facilities can expand their services to include cold storage that extends the life of medications and attending to patients at night.
In Africa, where over 600 million people live without electricity, the UEF is the appropriate mechanism to tackle this problem and significantly improve people’s lives. As a multi-donor fund, it provides results-based financing (RBF) incentives to clean energy companies, with the objective of speeding up and scaling up energy access across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, in line with SDG7 and the Paris Agreement.
Since its launch in 2020, the UEF has rapidly expanded its reach, focusing on mini-grids in Benin, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, where a programme is boosting stand-alone solar solutions for businesses and households.
Our Vision
We aspire to become a USD 500 million multi-donor fund, powering progress and improving people’s lives in Africa and beyond.
Our vision is a world where sustainable energy empowers communities, fuels socio-economic development, and paves the way for a better future.
How do we achieve this? We act as a catalyst, rewarding achievements with results-based grants by supporting organisations that deliver verified electricity connections in unserved or underserved communities. Every home, business, school or health facility connected to sustainable energy brings us closer to our ambitious goals:
- Over 500,000 electricity connections verified
- 2,5 million people benefiting from clean energy and clean cooking
- 8,000 full-time equivalent jobs supported
- 1 million tons CO2 of carbon emissions
The UEF's mechanism is a powerful engine for positive change. By empowering communities, reducing environmental impact, and accelerating progress towards a sustainable future, we leave a lasting positive impact on millions of lives.
Programme
Management
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization that works in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society and philanthropies to drive faster action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).
Impact areas
We operate at the intersection of global energy, climate and development efforts.
Who we are
We work to ensure a clean energy transition that leaves no one behind.
Our
mission
To increase clean energy access in and beyond Africa, for socio-economic development, through incentivizing private sector investment and deployment of decentralized solar hybrid mini-grids, stand-alone systems and clean cookstoves for productive use.
Our Programmes
Our programmes are designed to deliver impactful and tangible outcomes, addressing the energy access gap while fostering socio-economic development. Leaving no one behind!
The UEF family
A group of professionals and clean energy enthusiasts
The key to our success lies in partnering with globally renowned organizations
Join our mission
We believe that partnerships are essential for driving progress towards our common objectives.
