INITIAVES
Africa Coalition on Sustainable Energy (ACSEA)
ACSEA is an alliance of various organizations drawn from the civil society organizations, business/private entities, academia, research institutions promoting renewable energy, energy transformation and access in Africa. The alliance was formed in 2016. This initiative by PACJA has been advocating for a shift in investments from fossil fuels to sustainable energy access across sub-Saharan Africa. Building a strong network of CSOs, capable of influencing the delivery of sustainable energy access through this alliance.
The African Parliamentarian Network on Climate Change (APNCC) is also part of the leadership team but as an ex-official. ACSEA is currently hosted at the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance secretariat.
Vision
Africa continent’s energy demands met through low carbon and sustainable decentralised energy access to the poor.
Mission
To build a strong movement of like-minded organizations to influence for investment in renewable energy as well as for poor people living in rural communities to have access to clean, reliable, affordable and sustainable energy
Objectives
• To carry out energy related Policy research and analysis in order to inform our advocacy work.
• To create a strong movement of organizations working on, or interested in, engaging with policy/advocacy work at the local, national as well as continental level.
• To influence national governments as well as strategic regional development bodies such as the African Development Bank (AfDB) to prioritize policies that will secure investment in the sustainable energy sector as well as improving access to energy by the energy poor communities.