GEAPP has moved faster and farther in India than in any other priority country, with nine committed investments, eight at scoping or pipeline stage, with a combined value of $31.89m. To date, GEAPP investments in India have reduced or avoided 102,389 cumulative tons CO2e; provided 831,096 people/businesses with new or improved energy access; supported 597,475 jobs and livelihoods; and (directly & indirectly) mobilized $128m in additional financing.

In the state of Maharashtra, the Alliance has partnered with the government-owned utility MAHAPRIET to launch 500MW of rooftop solar and 500MW of ground-mounted, decentralized solar installation. When completed in the next two years,

the projects will benefit 100,000 farmers and reduce carbon emissions by 400 thousand tons a year. Learn more about our impact in India.

Currently in Ethiopia, there are six committed investments and seven at scoping or pipeline stage, with a combined value of $37.61m.

One of the most advanced is the Distributed Renewable Energy Agricultural Modalities (DREAM) investment, the first private-sector-led initiative aimed at improving irrigation for small farmers, who historically have used diesel generators to power pumps to irrigate their crops. The initiative is a partnership between three Ministries, the Agriculture Transformation Institute, WB, EIB and AfDB.

DREAM is delivering nine pilot projects in government-supported Agricultural Commercialization Clusters that are currently without affordable and reliable irrigation. The initiative has ambitious targets to displace up to 200,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; deliver new or improved electricity access to over 290,000 people; and improve over 60,000 jobs. Projections show the investment may support crop yields increases of between 50 and 250%.

DREAM’s target of 200 mini grids providing water across 2m hectares of farmland by 2030 would become the largest mini grid-powered irrigation system in Africa. Learn more about our impact in Ethiopia.

GEAPP is supporting Nigeria via eight committed investments and six at scoping or pipeline stage, with a combined value of $52m.

One of GEAPP’s flagship investments is the Demand Aggregation for Renewable Technology (DART) program in partnership with All On, which aims to cut equipment costs by 5 per cent for solar panels, 23 per cent for BESS and of 29 per cent for single phase smart meters. 

The $20m Nigeria DART pilot has helped to cut up-front equipment costs by between 20 per cent and 30 per cent for developers through aggregated buying. Learn more about our impact in Nigeria.

Alliance partners came together initially to agree on a joint effort to electrify 100 urban and suburban areas based on mapping of renewable energy access potential across the nation. This will provide 20 million more people with power, increasing DRC’s energy access by 10 per cent by 2040. From 21 per cent to 31 per cent.

In 2023, GEAPP invested in Nuru — an innovative renewable energy development company based in Goma that deployed DRC’s first solar-based mini grid in 2017 — to expand this technology in the DRC’s eastern region. By taking on financial risk, GEAPP gave Nuru a chance to get the market moving and prove that these kinds of investments, often seen as too risky by financial institutions, can be highly profitable, sustainable, and transform local economies.

With funding secured, Nuru launched projects in Goma, Kindu and Bunia in eastern DRC. The Bunia site will become the largest off-grid solar hybrid metro grid in sub-Saharan Africa with 8MW. These projects will allow Nuru to expand renewable energy capacity by 13.7MW peak and support annual energy consumption of 22.4m kWh, enough power to support the needs of about 120,000 people. Learn more about our impact in the DRC.