REEEP and the Agri-Energy Coalition at GOGSFE 2026

From the field to the market stall, renewable energy is changing how Africa grows, stores and sells its food. At this year’s Global Off-Grid Solar Forum & Expo (GOGSFE), REEEP and our partners in the Agri-Energy Coalition are bringing the energy-water-agriculture-nutrition nexus to one of the energy community’s premiere events. Join us for four days of sessions, side events and evening receptions and you can walk through poductive use of renewable energy (PURE) in action at our exhibition booth.

This year’s programme brings together partners from across the Coalition: Energy Saving Trust (EST), REEEP, GOGLA, SNV, Open Capital, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), BASE, Practical Action, the Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP), World Resources Institute (WRI), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), PREO, Mercy Corps, SEforALL, Agsol, CLASP, EEP Africa and Welthungerhilfe (WHH).

GOGSFE is co-organised by GOGLA and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). It is where the off-grid sector meets, and we are putting PURE at the centre of the conversation. In particular we are driving the Putting Solar to Work track, where REEEP and our Coalition partners host a whole series of events.

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Where to find us 

The Coalition booth at the Kigali Convention Centre is open throughout the Forum, from Tuesday 27 to Thursday 29 October [booth number]. Across 54 square metres, it takes you on a walk-through journey along the agri-food value chain, with PURE technologies and services showing at every step how clean energy improves efficiency and adds value.

Immerse yourself in the agri-food value chain. Trace maize, dairy, cabbage, fish, passionfruit and coffee to see where renewable energy powers food systems, from solar irrigation in the field to cooling, drying and milling after harvest.

Visit the service desk. Meet SMEs supported by Coalition members and learn about their products and services.

Catch a live demo. Drop in to info sessions featuring technology demonstrations from WRI and BASE.

Events sponsored by the Agri-Energy Coalition

Monday, 26 October

18:00-21:00 — Networking Reception: Repair and Resilience Beyond the Last Mile (by invitation, co-hosted by the Agri-Energy Coalition and the Global Distributors Collective, Serena Hotel)

Wednesday, 28 October

07:30–09:00 — Powering the Veggie Economy: Building the Capital Cone for a Nexus Catalytic Financing Vehicle (side event by invitation, hosted by WHH and EST, Lemigo Hotel)
11:00–12:15 — Connecting the dots: How can partnerships and market linkages enable businesses to scale? (panel discussion, hosted by EST, SNV, SEforALL, Open Capital, IWMI, WRI and PREO, MH3)
13:30–14:45 — Financing the Agri-Energy Nexus: Breaking Institutional Silos (live investment committee, hosted by GOGLA, AD11, registration required)
15:45–17:00 — Before the pump: Putting water smart agriculture at the heart of solar irrigation (panel discussion, hosted by SNV and IWMI, MH3)
17:00–19:00 — Call to Action Launch: Agri-Energy Coalition Happy Hour (hosted by the Agri-Energy Coalition, Coalition booth)

Thursday, 29 October

15:30–16:45 — Cooling, drying and milling as a service: What would it take to scale across Africa? (interactive workshop, hosted by EST and YSDN with WRI, SEforALL, BASE and WHH, MH3)

Events hosted by Coalition members

Monday, 26 October

08:00–17:00 — Community of Champions (by invitation, hosted by GOGLA, Mövenpick Kigali)
08:30–20:00 — Last Mile Distribution Forum (side event by invitation, hosted by the Global Distributors Collective, Serena Hotel)
09:00–17:00 — Open Source in Energy Access Symposium (side event co-organised by WRI’s Polsky Center and EnAccess, CMU-Africa Innovation Hub, continues Tuesday 27 October)

Tuesday, 27 October

13:30–16:00 — CROWD Harmonization and Coordination Workshop (by invitation, led by Open Capital, AD11)
15:15–16:30 — From Connection to Consumption: What Does It Take to Build Markets for Electricity Use? (side event by invitation, hosted by CLASP, AD12)

Wednesday, 28 October

09:00–10:15 — Solutions Lab: Speaking the Same Language: Toward Common and Improved ESG Standards (sponsored by GOGLA with Triple Jump, BII and Cygnum Capital, AD12)
11:00–12:15 — Solutions Lab: Navigating GBVH risks: Practical approaches to protecting agent workers in the OGS sector (sponsored by GOGLA with Triple Jump, BII and Cygnum Capital, AD12)

Thursday, 29 October

09:00–10:15 — Uninvestable? The untapped market of humanitarian, fragile and conflict affected settings (sponsored by EST, Practical Action and Prosper Global with Ashden, Global Platform for Action, Last Mile Climate/SOLCO and NORCAP, MH2)
11:00–12:15 — Powering for improved access to services: integrated models for resilient social infrastructure (sponsored by SEforALL with UNDP and UNICEF, MH2)
11:00–12:15 — Beyond the Credit Line: What Will Make End-User Finance Work for PURE? (interactive workshop moderated by Open Capital, with EEP Africa and Practical Action, MH3)
13:30–14:45 — Everyone’s Financing Connections. Who’s Financing the Jobs That Keep Them On? (roundtable sponsored by GEAPP and FSD Africa, MH3)

Friday, 30 October

09:00–17:00 — Community of Champions, day two (by invitation, hosted by GOGLA, Mövenpick Kigali)