Universal Energy Facility

The Universal Energy Facility (UEF) is a multi-donor results-based finance (RBF) facility established to significantly speed up and scale up energy access across Sub-Saharan Africa, in line with SDG7 and the Paris Agreement. The UEF provides grants to eligible organizations deploying energy solutions and providing verified end-user electricity connections (through mini-grids and stand-alone solar systems) and clean cooking solutions based on pre-determined standards.

SEforALL, in collaboration with several donors and partners, including The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, Shell Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund, Africa Mini-grid Developers Association, Power Africa, Good Energies, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Carbon Trust, IKEA Foundation, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), established the facility in response to growing demands from the energy access sector for results-based financing.

Learn more about the results and impact of the UEF here: https://universalenergyfacility.org.