TEA-LP Project

The Transforming Energy Access Learning Partnership (TEA-LP) project is funded by the UK Aid under the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom (DfID), aims to advance the development and deployment of clean energy technologies and solutions, business models, partnerships and skills that will accelerate access to affordable, clean and safe electricity supply for households and enterprises. Growing the clean energy access sector in Africa will require people with the skills and competencies to develop innovative solutions and sustainable business models that will allow electricity, from new, clean and decentralised (including off-grid) technologies, to be supplied to consumers at affordable rates. The key challenge countries are facing in providing the necessary skills and expertise is a mismatch between graduates being produced by higher-education institutions, and the skills and multi-disciplinary competencies needed in the workplace.

The TEA-LP is hosted by the African Climate and Development Institute at the University of Cape Town. The ACDI is UCT’s collective response to the challenge of climate change in the context of sustainable development in Africa. It is an inter- and transdisciplinary research and training institute co-generating new evidence and innovations to solve Africa’s climate and development challenges. For more details on the African Climate and Development Institute at the University of Cape Town visit http://www.acdi.uct.ac.za/

Project Partners

Project Launching

The TEA-LP project was launched during a workshop held in August 2019 in Nairobi. This workshop aimed to develop a shared understanding of the TEA-LP principles and goals, share knowledge and expertise, as well as to network and develop relationships. Present at the workshop were several organizations working in the sector who offered their insights and reflections on skills needs. They included MECS, AMI and Energy4Impact.

For more details visit https://tea-lp.org/2020/06/29/nairobi-workshop-august-2019/

TEA-LP PROJECT WEBSITE

For more details about TEA-LP visit https://tea-lp.org/

The new MSc courses through TEA-LP

TEA-LP supports the development of a multi-disciplinary master curriculum in Sustainable Energy & Energy Access to bridge the skills gap in Africa’s rapidly growing energy access sector towards achieving SDG7. TEA-LP offers training on Local solutions for energy access and Mini-grids at NM-AIST to accelerate access to affordable, clean and safe electricity supply for households and enterprises. The project is coordinated by the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa.

TEA-LP Course Uptake Workshop in Nairobi, 5-9 June 2023

TEA-LP Team from NM-AIST participated in the Course Uptake Workshop in Nairobi

TEA-LP members from partner Universities undertaking the training in Nairobi.