NATIONAL ENERGY COMPACTS

In January 2025, twelve African countries presented their National Energy Compacts at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. On September 24, 2025, a second cohort of 17 countries presented their Compacts at the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Forum on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, bringing the total number of African governments with finalized Compacts to 29.

Each country identifies specific policy measures to address constraints across the energy sector in its National Energy Compact and sets its own targets based on its unique context. The National Compacts are fully led and developed by the governments. Countries are encouraged to hold public consultations with civil society and other relevant stakeholders to inform the development of the Compacts.

The National Energy Compacts set ambitious targets with timelines for implementation to:

1. expand energy infrastructure at competitive costs,
2. leverage the benefits of regional power integration,
3. embrace distributed renewable energy and clean cooking solutions as critical elements of the access agenda,
4. foster greater private sector participation to unlock additional resources, and
5. strengthen utilities.