TAF Sustainable Energy - Documents INDEX
This index page was created in order to facilitate access to the documents available in the Library of the Group, including the main outputs produced by the Technical Assistance Facilities for the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative (TAF).
A. EU Official Position on Sustainable Energy
B. Key EU Funded Energy and Development Programme/Initiatives
C. European Commission EuropeAid/DG DEVCO Activities
D. International Position on SE4All and SDG7
E. Key Resources and Internet links
TAF Learning / Training Materials
TAF Blog on News on Sustainable Energy in Africa
Useful links to Energy Institutions, Programmes, and Documents
A. EU official Position on Sustainable Energy
- Council and Parliament paper and statements on Energy for Development
1. Africa-EU Summits 
The Summits of Heads of States and Governments take place traditionally every three years alternately in Africa and Europe. These Summits take stock of the progress made in the implementation of commitments and provide political guidance for further work. More
2. 5th African Union-EU Summit 
The 5th African Union - European Union Summit brought together EU and African leaders to define the future direction for cooperation between the two continents. It took place on 29-30 November 2017 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, under the overarching theme of "Investing in Youth for a sustainable future".
Leaders adopted a Joint declaration setting out their commitment to invest in youth for accelerated inclusive growth and sustainable development.
They agreed on four common strategic priorities for the period leading up to the next Summit:
•Investing in people – education, science, technology and skills development
•Strengthening Resilience, Peace, Security and Governance
•Migration and mobility
•Mobilising Investments for African structural and sustainable transformation
Leaders also adopted a joint statement on the migrant situation in Libya, condemning the inhuman treatment of migrants and refugees by criminal groups. More
- Declarations on Energy
1. The Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) 
2. The Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI)
Joint Statement on Advancing of the AREI, 7 December 2015 
In a Joint Statement of support to advance the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United States of America, United Kingdom, EU and Sweden committed on 7 Dec 2015 to mobilize at least USD 10 billion USD cumulatively from 2015-2020. The Netherlands later joined the group.
- C. European Commission EuropeAid/DG DEVCO activities
1. MoU
B. Key EU funded Energy and Development programme/initiatives
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ElectriFi
The Electrification Financing Initiative (ElectriFI) is a flexible financial facility funded by the European Commission and managed by the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI).
ElectriFI aims to support investments that increase and/or improve access to modern, affordable and sustainable energy services. The projects must lead to new and improved connections for populations living principally in rural, under-served areas as well as regions affected by unreliable power supply in developing countries. More
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EUEI PDF and their basic guides and country analyses
- JRC and AFRETEP
1. The African Renewable Energy Technology Platform
The AFRETEP is one of the activities foreseen within the project "Scientific and Technical Support to Sustainable Energy Development in Africa: Rural Electrification, Renewable Energy and Communication". It is a three years project funded by the European Commission. The overall objective of this project is to contribute to understand the potential for renewable energy options in Africa for increased access to electrification in rural areas. More
2. The Renewable Energies in Africa - Current Knowledge
C. European Commission EuropeAid/DG DEVCO Activities
- DG DEVCO
1. Presentation
The Commission's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) is responsible for designing European international cooperation and development policy and delivering aid throughout the world.
DG DEVCO's work is carried out with the ultimate aim of:
- reducing poverty in the world;
- ensuring sustainable development;
- promoting democracy, peace and security.
As well as designing policies to achieve these objectives, DG DEVCO is responsible for implementing the EU’s external aid instruments. DG DEVCO coordinates the actions of the EU institutions, the EU Member States and other EU actors around the Union's core values, objectives and common priorities.
EuropeAid page on EC website
2. Organisational structure of DEVCO 
- DG DEVCO C6
1. Presentation
Unit C6 "Sustainable Energy and Climate Change" is in charge of the management of the international cooperation and development policies related to sustainable energy and climate change. Unit C6 provides support and guidance to Delegations and other Units within DEVCO and is also in charge of the implementation of a portfolio of projects/programmes in these thematic areas.
Concerning Sustainable Energy, the Unit's activities enhance the external dimension of the EU's energy policy and contribute to the attainment of SDG 7 and SDG 13 including through support to global initiatives such as Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL). In particular the Unit's work focuses on three main challenges:
– Address energy poverty by ensuring better access for all to energy services that are affordable, reliable, resilient, clean and sustainable, with a strong focus on renewable energy;
– Support the improvement of regulatory frameworks and increasing partner countries' capacities to stimulate investment for renewable energy and energy efficiency;
– Tackle climate change by promoting low carbon climate resilient economies.
2. Organisational Structure of DEVCO C6
3. EuropeAid on Facebook
Link to Facebook page.
4. Felice Zaccheo on Twitter
Link to Mr. Felice Zaccheo's page
- DG DEVCO Official Position on Sustainable Energy
1. New European Consensus on Development in energy cooperation
The European Consensus on Development is a shared vision and framework for action for development cooperation for the European Union (EU) and its Member States. It is a blueprint which aligns the Union's development policy with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. More...
D. International Position on SE4All and SDG7
- Key reports covering Energy and Development issues
- Global tracking framework and documents / links to indicators
E. Key Resources and Internet Links
- GIS and other sources on networks and power plants (WAPP, other)
- ESMAP, RISE and other key sources from the World Bank, IEA, USAID (Power Africa), etc.)
- Energy Access Portal on energypedia launched!
F. TAF Documents
- TAF Energy sector outlook
- TAF Learning materials
- TAF Newsletters
- TAF Newsrooms on Sustainable Energy in Africa
- Useful links to energy institutions, programmes, and documents
This first part contains general documents such as country fiches and statistics regarding the energy sector in the West and Central African countries as well as other strategic documents.
- TAF Country fiches (EN/FR)
- TAF Maps of energy statistics (EN)
- Energy strategic documents for Africa
- The growth potential of the Sub-Saharan electricity sector (EN)
- Energy subsidy reform in Sub-Saharan Africa, experiences and lessons (EN)
- From Vision to Coordinated Action - Consolidation of SE4ALL Action Agendas, National Renewable Energy Action Plans, and National Energy Efficiency Action Plans of the ECOWAS region countries, 2018(EN)
2. TAF Learning / Training Materials
This second section contains general reports on the energy sector that can be used as learning materials.
- Energy handbook (EN)
- Table of Contents
- Module 1.1 - What is Energy?
- Module 2.1 - Institutional framework in the energy sector
- Module 2.2 - Regulation of the electricity sector
- Module 2.3 - Electricity tariff structures
- Module 2.4 - Water-Energy-Food Nexus
- Module 3.1 - Introduction to public private partnerships
- Module 4.1 - Hydroelectricity
- Module 4.2 - Solar Photovoltaic
- Module 4.3 - Introduction to Bioenergy
- Module 4.4 - Clean cooking systems
- Module 4.5 - Industrial heat and electricity produced by biomass
- Module 4.6 - Biofuel production
- Module 4.7 - Geothermal energy
- Module 5.1 - Rural electrification general
- Module 5.2 - On-grid rural electrification
- Module 5.3 - Off-grid rural electrification - Mini-grid systems
- Module 5.4 - Off-grid rural electrification - Standalone PV systems
- Module 5.5 - Grid loss reduction
- Module 6.1 - Simplified financial models
Joint TAF Newsletter
- Newsletter 19 - March 2019 (EN)
- Newsletter 18 - february 2019 (EN)
- Newsletter 17 - february 2019 (EN)
- Newsletter 16 - february 2019 (EN)
- Newsletter 15 - January 2019 (EN)
- Newsletter 14 - September 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 13 - July 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 12 - June 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 11 - May 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 10 - April 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 9 - March 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 8 - February 2018 (EN)
- Newsletter 7 - November 2017 (EN)
Newsletters for Eastern and Southern Africa:
- Newsletter 6 - October 2017 (EN)
- Newsletter 5 - September 2017 (EN)
- Newsletter 4 - August 2017 (EN)
- Newsletter 3 - July 2017 (EN)
- Newsletter 2 - June 2017 (EN)
- Newsletter 1 - May 2017 (EN)
4. TAF Blog on News Related to Sustainable Energy in Africa
Series of articles and news published on the Internet in a form of a blog, created by the EU Technical Assistance Facility for Sustainable Energy administration for DEVCO and the Delegations and for internal information purposes. It is based on Internet articles that are reproduced exactly as originally published. The content and validity is not checked by the TAF and only their original publisher is responsible for their content, the TAF only facilitates the grouping of this information and does not invest in the verification of the information.
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- Regional energy insitutions and programmes
- Country energy institutions
- Reference documents on the energy sector
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