
Welcome to AMDA, the voice of decentralized utility companies and minigrid developers across Africa.
Africa is the world’s least electrified continent. Nearly, six hundred (600) million people in Africa live without access to electricity. To end energy poverty by 2030, Africa needs at least 160,000 minigrids. Decentralized utility companies and minigrids provide the least cost option for electrification for more than half of the unelectrified people in Africa. AMDA is an industry association created by private sector minigrid developers and operators, development partners and investors interested in improving political and financial environments for minigrid companies in Africa. AMDA’s work involves accelerating minigrid companies’ pathway to scale and profitability to end energy poverty by 2030. Today, AMDA represents over forty-four (44) companies that are operating minigrids across twenty-two (22) countries in five (5) regions on the continent.
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What our clients say?
Being an AMDA member has strengthened our work through invaluable networking with other developers across Africa. The association's unified voice has helped amplify our advocacy efforts for better policies and regulations in our operating markets.
AMDA membership is invaluable. The knowledge sharing, collective advocacy, and business opportunities accessed through the association provide significant returns on the membership investment. The regular member forums provide crucial opportunities to share challenges and best practices with peers.
The staff's dedication to supporting members and advancing the industry is exceptional.
Nicholas Selby
Director of Engineering at Renewvia
AMDA has been a vital partner in advocacy for minigrids across the continent. This has been a major contributing factor to our growth as a minigrid company through their support at policy and regulatory level in the different countries NOA operates.
The networking opportunities have been invaluable. Through AMDA we have managed to share experiences with different minigrid developers towards the aim of finding a shared solution.
Joining AMDA is vital for the growth of your company through the invaluable resources that you will have at your fingertips.
Alex Wanume
Country Director at NOA UGANDA Services
Being a member of AMDA has provided Ceesolar with critical support in multiple areas. The access to industry information (privy only to members) helps inform our decisions, making us more effective in planning, financing, and executing our minigrid projects in Nigeria.
We have benefited from AMDA's advocacy efforts that push for regulatory reforms across the African minigrid sector, creating a more conducive environment for our projects. Additionally, AMDA’s platforms has provided us with opportunities to connect with investors, policymakers and partners—relationships that have been instrumental in advancing our mission to bring sustainable energy to underserved communities.
For those considering AMDA membership, we would highly recommend it. Being part of AMDA opens doors to essential resources, a supportive network, and influential industry knowledge that are hard to find elsewhere. The membership is a valuable opportunity for any organization committed to creating sustainable energy solutions and expanding impact across the continent.
CHIBUEZE EKEH
CEO at CEESOLAR Energy Ltd
One material challenge of working in an emerging sector is that it is difficult for any individual company or investor to compare operational and market approaches to determine and advocate for best practices. Incomparable data and reporting generate little impact from such initiatives.
AMDA helps plug this key gap. A shared space for sector actors to interact and share best practices is also hugely beneficial. Group advocacy for standardization of RBF, regulatory approvals, and other instruments have been of material benefit to us.
It's hard to imagine why any credible actor in the space wouldn't want to be part of AMDA. We are trying to grow a huge sector reaching tens of millions of people in Africa -- we all need to be contributors to this journey to reach the scale needed to achieve this impact.
Jonathan Shaw
Founder & CEO at Nuru
Latest News

AMDA and Odyssey Energy Solutions collaborate to enhance off-grid data efficiency
The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA), and Odyssey Energy Solutions, an end-to-end platform for financing, procuring equipment for, and monitoring distributed energy assets, are excited to announce a new partnership to implement Odyssey's remote monitoring...

AMDA and ACERD asbl collaborate to expand energy access in the DRC via minigrids
Image source: Kudura Power East Africa Ltd 7 May 2024, Kinshasa – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) and The Congolese Association for Renewable and Decentralized Energies (ACERD asbl) have announced a collaboration that seeks to bridge the energy...

Government of Zambia and Partner Coalition commit to scale decentralised renewable energy solutions to expand energy access
● At multi-stakeholder gathering, first-of-its-kind results-based Demand Stimulation Incentive for minigrid developers launches to further Zambia’s ambitious plan to revolutionise the energy landscape through the Presidential 1000+ Minigrids Initiative. ● The Demand...

AMDA and EPP announce collaboration to expand renewable energy investment and access across Africa
The AMDA-EPP collaboration seeks to increase the visibility of AMDA members and the renewable energy projects they aspire to develop among multinational corporations and the wider global climate community. The collaboration focuses on expanding the African market for...