Power for All

🌽💡This #Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for the transformative power of Distributed Renewable Energy (#DRE) in agriculture. DRE not only helps farmers prevent food waste but also enables them to: ▶️ Boost their income ▶️ Improve their daily lives ▶️ Eliminate fuel costs ▶️ Cut greenhouse gas emissions DRE fosters stronger local economies and creates more jobs by reducing reliance on volatile fossil fuel prices and opening doors to diverse products and services. #PoweringAg #SDG7 #Thanksgiving #EndEnergyPovertyFaster Lisa Cohn

💡 #ICYMI: Mwangaza Light stands as a testament to the vital role that distributed renewable energy can play in overcoming both practical and socio-cultural barriers. Catrine Shroff is not only lighting up homes and modernizing cooking techniques but also forging a more equitable and sustainable future. 🌟Her story is a powerful example of how distributed renewable energy can be a catalyst for community development. Read More 👉https://t.ly/Km-sb International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #SDG7 #PoweringJobs #DRE #EnergyAccess

🔌 New annual connections in sub-Saharan #Africa have rebounded, with decentralized access solutions now serving 7% of the region's population. In 2023, grids and #minigrids provided access to over 4 million additional households. Additionally, the rise in Solar Home Systems (SHS) is crucial in improving electricity access. Despite these promising trends, increased financial commitments are essential to accelerate progress toward global energy access. Read more 👉 https://iea.li/491gCPZ #EndEnergyPoverty #EnergyAccess #DRE #SDG7 International Energy Agency (IEA), GOGLA

#NowReading: 🌱 Skills today = a sustainable future tomorrow! Thanks to efforts like #Uganda’s Green Energy for Women and Youth Resilience project, the #CleanEnergy sector is shifting toward inclusivity. The project crafted inclusive programs to empower 250 women and young people with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to excel in sustainable energy fields. 👏 A remarkable example of how investing in people builds pathways to a sustainable future! Read More: https://lnkd.in/dK9biuXm #PoweringJobs #GreenJobs #EnergyAccess #EndEnergyPovertyFaster AVSI Foundation

Our latest Decoding Innovation podcast episode features Kristina Skierka, founder/CEO of Power for All. Inspired by Kristina's vision of the future of renewable energy.

🌟 Catrine Shroff is transforming lives in #Kenya through Mwangaza Light , a #RenewableEnergy initiative that empowers women, protects the environment, and drives #ClimateAction. As renewable energy technologies evolve, the sector presents a promising platform for women to become leaders and innovators. Catherine Shroff aims to transform communities through her renewable energy initiative, Mwangaza Light - partnering with churches to improve the lives of people by enhancing clean #EnergyAccess, women empowerment, environmental protection, and climate action in #Kenya 🚀Catrine's leadership in Mwangaza Light challenges traditional gender norms and showcases women's pivotal role in driving sustainable development and technological innovation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dXtNHhe4 International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Carolina Inés Pan, PhD, Agustin Carbo, Brenda Rono, Brian Kawuma #PoweringJobs #EnergyAccess #WomenLeadership #SustainableDevelopment #GreenInnovation #SolarEnergy #EmpoweringCommunities

🟢 #NowReading: How is high-fidelity data revolutionizing the #RenewableEnergy space? RE Data Explorer is a shining example of how digital tools are reshaping the clean energy sector, proving that data can be a powerful catalyst for tackling the climate crisis. Accessible, high-fidelity data drives clean energy investments, shapes policies, and optimizes renewable energy deployment. Yet, for many countries, this critical resource remains out of reach. Thanks to USAID Power Africa National Renewable Energy Laboratory tools like RE Data Explorer are breaking barriers. Take #Tanzania, where NextGen Solar USA harnessed USAID-NREL data to advance renewable energy projects, accelerating Kigoma’s #cleanenergy transition. From accelerating Tanzania’s clean energy transition, to aiding Ukraine's rebuilding efforts, to enabling clean energy projects worldwide, USAID-NREL public data is helping users and local communities reduce greenhouse gas emissions, promote sustainable development, and pave the way for a cleaner, more resilient future. 👉 Read more about this transformative impact: https://lnkd.in/dFfb-Vmu #DataforGood #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #EnergyAccess #EnergyPoverty

🌟 Strategic Planning for Ethiopia's Solar Future! 🌟 In collaboration with ESEDA (Ethiopian Solar Energy Development Association), GIZ- Energising Development (EnDev) Ethiopia hosted a successful Workshop on October 31st 2024. The event started with a warm welcome from the ESEDA to the participants and an insightful opening speech by Mr. Al Mudabbir Bin Anam, Programme Director of GIZ-implemented Energising Development (EnDev) Programme Ethiopia. He highlighted the strong partnership with ESEDA, celebrating its achievements and leadership potential in sector growth, carbon financing and government collaboration, and shared lessons from best practices. ESEDA’s Acting Manager, Yemissirach Sisay, presented the strategic plan, emphasizing three working groups with key goals: ◽ Goal 1: Enhance support for mobilizing financing within the solar energy sector, led by Working Group 1. ◽ Goal 2: Strengthen policy advocacy efforts, managed by Working Group 2. ◽Goal 3: Advance the development of Ethiopia’s solar energy sector, overseen by Working Group 3. ESEDA’s current initiatives, including partnerships to enhance networking, knowledge sharing, and organizational development with GIZ, were also highlighted. During the workshop, the working groups identified key gaps, proposed impactful solutions, crafted an action plan and agreed to establish a platform for exchange and further collaboration. 🔗 The working groups will operate on a two-year cycle and will report regularly to sector stakeholders. Together, we are building a brighter, sustainable energy future for Ethiopia! 💡✨ The Energising Development (EnDev) Ethiopia project is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the Governments of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland #JourneyOfChange #EnDev #SolarEnergy #StrategicPlanning #Sustainability #Partnerships #RenewableEnergy Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Energising Development (EnDev) Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

🚨#OutNow: Employment in the global energy sector grew at a strong pace in 2023, buoyed by a wave of investment in manufacturing clean energy technologies – though shortages of skilled workers remain a major concern for employers looking to hire According to International Energy Agency (IEA) Third edition of the World Energy Employment Report, energy employment is set to grow by 3% in 2024. 🚀Around 70% of PV jobs today are associated with distributed solar (rooftop and other small-scale installations), which is more labor intensive per unit installed than utility-scale projects. Distributed solar PV installations total over 3.1 million jobs, a 13% increase from 2022 levels Read more: https://lnkd.in/ddAufjgx #PoweringJobs #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #SDG7 #CleanEnergyJobs #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergy #GreenJobs

🌍 With all eyes on #COP29, the #energytransition remains off course, undermining our ability to meet the 1.5°C climate goal. It is not too late, but an immediate course correction is needed to bring the world back on track. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) recently launched 'World Energy Transitions Outlook'. The report identifies key actions needed to realign the global energy transition with climate objectives: ✅Building the necessary infrastructure; ✅Advancing a policy and regulatory architecture that can facilitate targeted investments,  ✅Strategic realignment of institutional capacities to help ensure that skills and capabilities match an energy system that integrates a high share of renewables. ✅International collaboration to channel funding in the #GlobalSouth, highlighting the significance of a global climate finance deal at #COP29. Read More: https://lnkd.in/dg_RXX2h #EndEnergyPovertyFaster #SDG7 #EnergyFinance #COP29