GEAPP Supports South Africa’s Energy Shift

Key Figures & Findings: The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), a multi-donor platform funded by entities such as the Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, has unveiled a focused strategy to support South Africa’s local municipalities in the country’s energy transition. Amidst national power deficits and grid instability, GEAPP is concentrating on plugging operational and planning gaps that limit municipal capacity to develop and deliver renewable energy projects. This support is not just technical—it also involves unlocking financing pathways for clean energy rollouts. 

Statistics & Insights: GEAPP aims to enable the delivery of clean power to 18.5 million people across South Africa. 

Future Implications: If successfully scaled, this approach could empower local governments to independently drive clean energy deployment by 2027 independently, bypassing grid bottlenecks and contributing meaningfully to South Africa’s decarbonization goals. It could also offer a replicable model for other emerging economies facing municipal-level infrastructure and capacity deficits.

Source: The Africa Report