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The German Government in partnership with Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance(PACJA), Africa Coalition for Sustainable Energy and Access (ACSEA) amongst other Civil Society Organizations, have launched a campaign aiming at achieving decentralized energy systems to increase access to clean energy among vulnerable communities as well as the marginalized communities.
The project will run in Kenya for three years which will ensure a people-centered energy transition in Africa through Civil Society.
PACJA is a continental coalition of Civil Society Organizations whose goal is to mobilize and empower African civil society to ensure realization of environmental and climate justice for all people in Africa
Africa Coalition for Sustainable Energy & Access (ACSEA) is an alliance of civil society organizations (CSOs)
The chairperson for Kenya National Council of Nongovernmental Organizations, Stephen Cheboi has stated that the project will ensure that the lowly in the society especially in informal settlement will have access to clean, renewable and affordable electricity.
βAccess to clean, sustainable and modern energy services is needed to meet basic human needs and for economic and social development across Africa. Increased access to energy, βcan unlock sustainable economic growth, improve human health and well-being and enable women and children to lead more productive lives,β he said.
Research has revealed that global energy poverty is now concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa with 75 % per cent unable to access electricity.
