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Electrification Roadmap For South Africa, Africa and Developing Countries

Summary

Eskom and Duke Energy, as members of the GSEP, are facilitating the development of a an Electrification Roadmap to ensure 500 million people have access to energy by 2025 (100 million Connections).

Commitment Target(s)

Year Commitment Target
2025

Connect 500 million people to modern energy services (translates to 100 million connections)

Details

The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) is a consortium of some of the largest electric utilities in the world. CEOs from its 13 members approved this commitment along with two additional projects at their annual meeting in May 2012.

Supporting resources

2013 – 2015:
• forge partnerships, engage partners to secure commitment, human and financial resources and finalise plans for the implementation
• Analyse electrification need; Use existing plans where they exist; Assist with development of national plans where needed;
• Facilitate training and human and institutional capacity building; match supply and demand wrt developmental needs;
• Assist with regional electrification strategy, financing for the implementation and execution of quick hits.
• Share knowledge and experience with counterparts in Africa and other developing Countries

2015-2015:
Will be a period of accelerated, electrification action. Success will be dependent on the monitoring, measurement, verification and reporting of the efforts; a systemic matching of the supply and demand, of the areas in the countries, with the developmental needs and the actual achieved growth; leadership and commitment by all. While this process of the SADC electrification is being carried out, similar work will be undertaken in the rest of Africa and all other developing countries.

UN goal(s) and issue(s) addressed

Community development; Education and training ; Job creation and enterprise...Mostrar todo (9)

Sustainable Energy for All (SEFA) objectives addressed

Access to Energy

Names of committing organisations
Name Type
Eskom Holdings State Owned Company (SOC) Ltd Other
Duke Energy Industry Organisation
Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership International Organisation
Southern African Power Pool Other
Note: All organisations listed above are accountable for the commitment made. These organisations are required to complete an annual communication on progress for the duration of the commitment, either jointly or individually, as laid our in the accountability section of the submission form.

Industry sector(s) that apply to this commitment

Alternative energy; Electricity

Country(s) where this commitment will be implemented

Angola; Benin; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Canary Islands; Cape...Mostrar todo (54)

Open to additional partners

This commitment is open to additional partners. Please contact siven.naidoo@eskom.co.za to indicate your interest.