This paper identifies the key trends in sub-Sahara Africa and places the actions in the energy sector in a larger context. In the subsequent chapters, experiences from the ACP EU Energy Facility are analyzed covering four ways of improving access to energy that are especially relevant to protect forest resources: improved cookstoves, improved charcoal production, afforestation, and fuel switch to biogas.

The paper describes the scene for community-based management within the context of global efforts to secure access to sustainable energy for all. It also defines community-based management vis-à-vis other business models, based on scientific literature and reports as well as experiences from the ACP-EU Energy Facility. Strengths and weaknesses are identified, and conclusions drawn to provide recommendations.

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and measuring impact is easier said than done. In our 2018 Sustainability Report, you can see examples of what businesses can do for a sustainable future and how it is possible to work with the SDGs in a concrete way.

We have been working with the Sustainable Development Goals since they were established in September 2015. In our 2016-2017 Sustainability Report, you can see how we implement the SDGs in our business in a concrete way.

The purpose of this study is to develop a snapshot of the current status of energy access, opportunities in Southern and East Africa and to reposition the EEP-S&EA market niche and value proposition to meet the needs of the private sector. The study covers the original 15 countries (Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi) referred to as EEP S&EA III region in this report.

We are excited to be involved with the Global Compact initiation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In our Sustainability Report 2015-2016 you can see how our internal initiative towards sustainability is measurement.