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

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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

Bloomberg

Acumen, Climate Fund Have $250 Million Solar Plan for Africa’s Poorest Nations

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Impact Alpha

Blended finance stars as COP28 seeks to unlock climate capital

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Africa Business

Acumen Launches New Hardest-to-Reach Initiative to Achieve Universal Energy Access

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SEforAll Blog

Energy takes centre stage at COP28

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Acumen Press Release

Acumen Launches New Hardest-to-Reach Initiative at COP28

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Acumen Blog

The Risk and Reward of Bringing Modern Energy to Hard-to-Reach Markets

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Impact Alpha

Easy Solar scores $7 million for energy access in Sierra Leone and Liberia

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Our moral imperative

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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.

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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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