About A-REPI

The Africa Renewable Energy Progress Index (A‑REPI) is an innovative data‑driven assessment index developed by the International Perspective for Policy & Governance (IPPG) to systematically track and evaluate progress with renewable energy deployment across African countries. Designed to provide an in-depth continental assessment, A‑REPI offers insights into the pace, scale, and quality of renewable energy deployment in Africa by highlighting achievements, identifying policy and deployment gaps, and supporting evidence‑based decision‑making to guide governments, investors, and development partners toward targeted interventions on the continent.

A‑REPI fills a vital gap in global renewable energy progress assessment by centering exclusively on Africa’s transition landscape. While global indices have advanced understanding of renewable energy progress worldwide, their uniform methodologies often overlook the contextual factors shaping Africa’s progress, including energy access deficits, infrastructural gaps, and investment barriers. Recognizing this gap, AREPI introduces context‑specific metrics that capture the continent’s unique transition realities and potential. Its “Africanized” design ensures that assessments of progress are grounded in Africa’s distinct transition pathways, constraints, and opportunities to generate insights that are directly relevant for shaping effective and sustainable energy policies and investment decisions.

A-REPI’s analytical framework is built around five core metrics, underpinned by 16 indicators, designed to capture the full renewable energy ecosystem in Africa from policy intent to real-world deployment and impact. The metrics span the regulatory and enabling environment, installed capacity and generation outcomes, investment readiness, market and technology adoption, and environmental and social impact. Each indicator is scored using a transparent and standardized rubric that allows for consistent cross-country comparison while accounting for Africa’s diverse economic, geographic, and energy contexts. This structure enables A-REPI to move beyond headline capacity figures to provide a more nuanced insight into progress, gaps, and priorities across the continent.

A-REPI is designed as a biennial index to allow progress to be tracked over time and policy impacts to be assessed consistently across reporting cycles.

Status

The Africa Renewable Energy Progress Index (A-REPI) is currently undergoing a stakeholder consultation process. This phase engages energy experts, government officials, and development partners to review, refine, and strengthen the proposed metrics and indicators prior to the commencement of data collection and index implementation.

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Please contact:
Project Lead
Seth Owusu-Mante
Research Fellow (Energy & Climate)
📧 s.owusumante@ippgafrica.org