Clean, Distributed Energy for Africa
A clean, welcoming home for innovators in mini-grids and DERs — advancing energy access, inclusion, and climate resilience across African communities.
A clean, welcoming home for innovators in mini-grids and DERs — advancing energy access, inclusion, and climate resilience across African communities.
DERCA (Distributed Energy Resources Council for Africa) is a pan-African industry association dedicated to accelerating the adoption, integration, and regulation of distributed energy solutions across the continent. We are the unified voice of the DER ecosystem — representing companies, innovators, investors, utilities, and development partners working at the edge of the grid.
To be the leading voice and platform for Africa’s distributed energy sector — driving inclusive and low‑carbon growth, energy access, and climate resilience.
To promote the adoption and integration of DERs through advocacy, partnerships, innovation, skills development and capacity building.
A practical agenda to scale DERs across policy, markets, technology, skills, and finance.
We engage decision-makers to advance supportive regulatory frameworks, promote fair market access, and remove barriers to DER deployment.
We support shared technical standards to ensure safety, reliability, and seamless integration into national grids.
We connect innovators and service providers to new markets, funding opportunities, and investor networks to catalyze growth.
We highlight emerging technologies and support pilot projects demonstrating the value of smart DER systems.
We strengthen human capital across the DER value chain through training, knowledge exchange, and research.
We connect projects with capital and create investment‑ready market conditions for sustainable growth.
As a member-driven council, DERCA thrives on collaboration, trust, and shared purpose. Together, we are shaping Africa’s energy future — one kilowatt, one policy, and one partnership at a time.