{"id":161929,"date":"2025-09-29T09:42:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=161929"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:42:38","slug":"european-commission-announces-e545-million-package-to-scale-up-renewables-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/european-commission-announces-e545-million-package-to-scale-up-renewables-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"European Commission announces \u20ac545 million package to scale up renewables in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

European Commission President Ursula\u00a0von der Leyen<\/strong> unveiled last September 27 a \u20ac545 million Team Europe package to accelerate Africa’s clean energy transition. This announcement, made at the Global Citizen Festival via video message in the context of the United Nations General Assembly, is an important milestone in the \u2018Scaling Up Renewables in Africa’ campaign, co-hosted with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

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This campaign raises global awareness and mobilises public and private investments for clean energy generation and access across Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe choices Africa makes today are shaping the future of the entire world. A clean energy transition on the continent will create jobs, stability, growth and the delivery of our global climate goals. The European Union, with the Global Gateway investment plan, is fully committed to supporting Africa on its clean energy path\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said President\u00a0von der Leyen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Africa’s renewable energy potential is huge, yet nearly 600 million people still live without access to electricity. How this clean energy transition unfolds will play a big role in shaping future development, regional stability, and progress on climate change.<\/p>\n

Investing now in solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power is not just a moral and development imperative, it is also a strategic choice that strengthens supply chains, creates up to 38 million green jobs by 2030, and makes energy systems more resilient. Through the Global Gateway investment strategy, the European Union is helping accelerate this transition, delivering major investments in generation, transmission, and cross-border electricity trade, while building stable international partnerships.<\/p>\n

An acceleration of clean energy projects across Africa<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Last September 27’s \u20ac545 million package expands the EU and Team Europe’s clean energy efforts in Africa, with new projects supporting electrification, modernise power grids, and improve access to renewables.<\/p>\n

Projects announced include:<\/p>\n