Why rural electrification risks failing—unless we change what it’s designed to deliver.

Across rural Africa, new energy infrastructure is steadily rolling out. From solar mini-grids to national grid extensions and last-mile connections, power is reaching communities that have long lived without it. On paper, this development is a game-changer. For communities that have long lived without power, this should be transformative. But it isn’t. Instead of unlocking […]

Everyone’s delivering on Targets yet Corporate Transformation keeps failing

A reflection… An interesting insight emerged while we were writing our article on value chains and rural energy projects. The patterns described there—a fragmented system of well-meaning actors, each performing their role but ultimately failing to deliver meaningful outcomes—felt immediately and uncomfortably familiar. This wasn’t just about rural energy access or agricultural value chains. It […]