UN-Energy/Africa adopts a two-year Work Programme
By Yinka Adeyemi, ECA, 18 November 2004

UN-Energy/Africa, composed of seven UN agencies, NEPAD and the African Development Bank, has adopted a two-year programme of work which is aimed at developing energy infrastructure and services in Africa.

The work programme broadly covers energy access, rural energy and efficient energy provision in Africa.

UN-Energy/Africa – made up of seven UN agencies, NEPAD and the African Development Bank - has adopted a two-year programme of work which is aimed at developing energy infrastructure and services in Africa.

The work programme broadly covers energy access, rural energy and efficient energy provision in Africa.

A statement from UN-Energy/Africa`s Secretariat at the Economic Commission for Africa, said that the Group`s work would also help in promoting the mainstreaming of best practices in rural energy and development in Africa.

To improve energy access and contribute to poverty reduction, UN-Energy/Africa will assess the feasibility of an African Rural Energy Development Facility, patterned after the African Water Facility, the $680 million medium-term fund housed at the African Development Bank which will be used to finance portfolios of water projects in Africa.

The Group has also received project documents on the first Regional Micro/Mini-Hyropower capacity development and investment in rural electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa and will facilitate the African Energy Ministerial Forum.

Among projects still in development are the African Energy database, African Power Pooling Assessment and the African Capacity Building for Clean Development Mechanism, the statement said.

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