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Harnessing capacity building to improve leverage: AECF and REACT SSA Somaliland

Case study Sustainable Growth and State Fragility initiative

This case study explores the experience of the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) and their pioneering programme, REACT Somalia and Somaliland, which has supported mini-grid development in Somalia and Somaliland.

Authors

Joevas Asare

Managing Director, ARK Group International

This case study will focus on AECF’s Renewable Energy and Climate Technologies Sub-Saharan Africa (REACT SSA) programme in Somalia and Somaliland, drawing primarily on the example of SolarLand Africa, which offers practical lessons for the use of blended finance in mini-grids.

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Themes
Sustainable Growth
Initiatives
State Fragility initiative
Countries
Somalia Somaliland
Regions
Africa