Africa

South Africa


Integrated Policy
Energy Transition

South Africa Joint Strategy on Just Energy Transition

Total funding allocated
Integrated Policy
US $ 250000
Co-funding by UN agencies
Integrated Policy
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Brief Description

The joint programme titled 'South Africa Joint Strategy on Just Energy Transition' aims to support an inclusive and sustainable socioeconomic transformation in South Africa by facilitating equitable access to clean energy and promoting low carbon job-intensive economic growth through coordinated actions across various sectors and communities.

The joint programme focuses on advancing South Africa's Just Energy Transition by promoting equitable access to clean energy and fostering a low-carbon economy. It implements four interconnected components: ensuring no one is left behind, supporting a new energy mix, creating an inclusive financing framework, and engaging stakeholders. The programme actively involves communities, particularly vulnerable groups, in shaping the transition, leading to significant achievements such as the expansion of climate-smart agriculture and the empowerment of women entrepreneurs. It reaches diverse populations, enhancing job creation and access to affordable energy, ultimately contributing to climate resilience and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Expected key results

  1. Expansion of climate-smart agriculture and adoption of renewable sources of energy by smallholder farmers.
  2. Women entrepreneurs thrive (Gender Marker 2), the youth find jobs and that for all that to happen, all segments of the food value chain are transformed so that an inclusive, equitable and sustainable food system emerges.
  3. Small businesses, especially women-owned (Gender Marker 2), and poor households benefiting enormously by having access to affordable energy and thus the digital economy and other facilities from their homes.

Quick facts

Allocated by Joint SDG Fund:
$250,000 USD
Total Funding:
$250,000 USD
UN Agencies:

UNDP, 

Duration:
February 2025 - February 2026