Erin Baker, PEP steering committee member, and colleagues visited the University of Ghana and University of Cape Town as part of a World University Network (WUN) grant

Erin Baker, PEP steering committee member, and colleagues, recently visited the University of Ghana and University of Cape Town as part of a World University Network (WUN) grant. The Sustainable Energy-Access Network for Africa, established as part of the WUN grant, is made up of researchers from the University of Massachusetts, University of Ghana, University of Cape Town, University of Nairobi, Argonne National Lab and Carnegie Mellon University. The team’s aim is to investigate how to improve electricity systems and access throughout the African continent, using stakeholder-driven methods to inform policy and investment. Read more here.

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