Hardest-to-Reach
Defying market forces to provide clean electricity to the people who need it most.
Hardest-to-Reach is a $250 million initiative to expand clean and affordable energy access in Africa’s underserved markets. Today, 675 million people live without electricity and 80 percent of them are in sub-Saharan Africa. But it doesn’t have to be this way: We can provide electricity to the hardest-to-reach and help achieve universal energy access.
Hardest-to-Reach markets
Our intended impact over the next 10 years
$250M
Deployed to off-grid companies
16
Energy markets activated
72.4M
People electrified with solar products
5.1M
Tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided
Hardest-to-Reach in the media
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Acumen Launches New Hardest-to-Reach Initiative to Achieve Universal Energy Access
Read nowOur moral imperative
Risk / Reward
Africa’s untapped solar potential holds the key to sustainability. Investors taking the leap can lay the foundation for Africa’s low-carbon future.
Panic / Progress
Climate change is a daunting reality, particularly for those who live in poverty and lack access to energy. Our mission is to transform fear into hope through clean energy solutions.
Now / Never
Through financing clean energy solutions like solar, we can achieve SDG7. But only if we act now. The choice is ours.
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