Press Releases

Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) appoints new Executive Team to lead the Organization

Nairobi, August 1, 2023 – AMDA’s Board of Directors has announced that following an extensive executive search process, it has appointed Olamide Niyi-Afuye as the new Chief Executive Officer and John Ouko as the new Chief Operating Officer. Olamide and John will lead AMDA alongside Grace Perkins to drive the organization toward its vision of AMDA 2.0. Grace has been serving as interim CEO since April 2023 and will step into the role of Chief Growth Officer. This executive team succeeds former CEO Jessica Stephens, whose 5-year term ended in March 2023.

Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) announces CEO Transition, Launch of Next Chapter for Industry

Nairobi, February 6, 2023 – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) today announced that CEO Jessica Stephens will complete her 5-year term at the end of March 2023. The Board of Directors has started a formal search for a successor who will lead the organization toward its vision of AMDA 2.0.

AMDA and Nigeria's Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Associations-Alliance (REEEA-A) join forces to further their efforts towards promoting mini-grids and decentralized utilities for rural electrification.

Abuja, Kenya — The Africa Minigrid Developers Association has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria’s Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Associations-Alliance (REEEA-A), an umbrella body of all Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations in Nigeria, to promote the development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency sector and to bridge the gap between individual organisations and serve as a focal point between member organizations and government institutions.

AMDA publishes the key findings of its flagship Benchmarking Africa's Minigrids Report 2022

Nairobi, 4 July 2022 — The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) has today called for more support from governments and donors to the minigrid sector in Africa, which has shown strong resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic but continues to face financial, policy, and regulatory constraints.

AMDA officially launches Sierra Leone Country Chapter to bolster its support for the national electrification efforts

Freetown, 7 April 2022 – The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) officially launches the Sierra Leone country chapter to bolster its support for the country’s electrification efforts. Sierra Leone adds to the growing list of AMDA country chapters.

AMDA and COMESA join hands to enhance modern and sustainable energy access in COMESA States

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA), represented by Chief Executive Officer, Jessica Stephens, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) represented by the Secretary General, Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations.

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) welcomes the new dawn in Mozambique

Nairobi, 15 September 2021 — The approval of the 2021 Off-Grid Energy Regulation Act by the Council of Ministers is a giant leap forward for the Decentralized Renewable Energy sector in Mozambique, and presents a bold new model for how Africa can achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 by 2030.

AMDA signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) Zambia

Lusaka, 1 September 2021 — The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) and the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) Zambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at promoting Minigrids and Decentralized utilities for rural electrification, associated strategies and business needs to ensure sector growth.

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) announces Leadership Transition

Nairobi, 1st April 2021 — Today, the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) announced that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Jessica Stephens as the new Chief Executive Officer. She will succeed Aaron Leopold who will continue to support AMDA as a Special Advisor.

Africa Minigrid Benchmarking Report Launched

Nairobi, 13 August 2020 — Today, the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA), a regional trade group representing distributed generation developers and operators, released its flagship Benchmarking Africa’s Minigrids report, which for the first time measures industry performance through a comprehensive collection of data across 12 countries and 28 companies, encompassing market leaders and newcomers. The report confirmed the essential role of minigrids in ensuring delivery of affordable, clean and reliable electricity to all Africans, and spotlighted both barriers to accelerated growth and ways to overcome them.

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) officially launched it’s Zambia Country Chapter

The Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA) officially launched its Zambia Country Chapter during the commissioning and ribbon-cutting for the 10th minigrid site for its member, Standard Microgrid.