Scottish International Development Minister Alasdair Allan has announced a funding of £100,000 funding to support improved energy access for ten thousand Malawians.

Malawi is a small landlocked country in southeast part of Africa.

The support for Community Energy Malawi (CEM) will indicate rural communities have continued access to electricity in schools, clinics and homes, thereby improving education, healthcare and communication.

This funding will enable CEM, in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, to continue their support for 43 Scottish government-funded community energy installations in 12 districts across Malawi up to the end of April next year.

It will also enable on-going training for these communities in the operation and maintenance of these systems in order to improve their future sustainability.

Dr. Allan said: “Malawi’s energy access situation is dire in global terms with only nine per cent of the population currently having access to grid electricity. This means approximately 15 million people living without electricity which is a key contributing factor to the country’s continuing inability to rise out of poverty. This is why the Scottish Government has consistently supported Malawi in their efforts to improve energy access across the country.

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“Between 2012 and 2015, we provided £2.3 million funding to the Malawi Renewable Energy Access Programme, which brought new energy access to nearly 80,000 rural Malawians through a range of technologies from solar powered schemes to fuel efficient cookstoves.”

University of Strathclyde’s Energy for Development Group member Aran Eales said: “The University of Strathclyde is excited to have this opportunity to continue to work with Community Energy Malawi to support rural communities through the provision and maintenance of renewable energy.”