Work Package 1 aims to enhance university delivery of masters’ curricula for SDG7. We support 30 partner universities across Africa, South Asia and the Indo-Pacific to deliver Masters’ curricula focused on clean energy access. The support includes funding as well as technical and marketing support. Additional support includes facilitating linkages and sharing of expertise between our partners, and facilitating guest lectures and trainings by energy companies.
By 2022, seven of our partner universities had launched new Masters’ programmes focused on energy access. In 2023, TEA-LP signed awards with 23 new partner universities to include newly designed Masters’ level energy access courses in their existing Masters’ programmes. Each course (of approximately 160 student hours) includes a variety of aspects such as technology, policy, business models and socio-economic aspects of energy access. The courses use a case study approach, highlighting best examples of global/regional solutions as well as local solutions.
TEA-LP thus aims to ensure that masters’ students will gain the high-level knowledge, skills and competencies to contribute effectively to the sustainable delivery of clean energy access in their countries.
Mini-Grids Training Workshop in Kigali, September 2024
TEA-LP partners at the TEA Forum, Kigali, March 2024
Course uptake workshop, Nairobi, June 2023
2nd Partner Workshop with 8 universities, Addis Ababa, Feb 2020
First Partner Workshop with 8 universities, Nairobi 2019
We are offering the following CPD courses:
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Integrated Energy Systems (IES) is another completely remote, self-paced, online CPD course aimed at intermediate-level employees working in the energy and off-grid energy sectors in Africa. The course was designed and developed by TEA-LP, with the support of four distinguished content experts from around the continent. Each content expert was responsible for developing one module of the course as follows:
- Energy Security: Oghosa Erhahon (Nigeria)
- Whole (Energy) Systems Thinking: Dr Karim Choukri (Morocco)
- Sustainability: Dr Fenwicks Musonye (Kenya)
- Energy Efficiency: Fana Fili Nurhussien (Ethiopia)
Each module runs over 2 weeks and consists of 20 hours, totalling 8 weeks (80 hours) of learning time. The course gives participants an in-depth understanding of energy systems, and how important aspects such as energy security, sustainability, and efficiency play a role in shaping modern energy systems.
The first cohort began in October 2023, and had 10 participants. The course is intended to be offered at least twice a year on a bi-annual basis until 2026. The next cohort is scheduled to start in February 2023, with additional 2024 cohorts starting in June and October.
The course is accredited by the UCT EBE CPD office and has been registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Upon completion, participants will gain 8 CPD points, which demonstrates that they have committed themselves to learning and developing themselves professionally. This can open the door to new opportunities, career development, and increased responsibilities.
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Integrated Data Energy Analytics (IDEA) is the second online CPD course developed by TEA-LP that can be taken completely remotely. It is a self-paced learning journey, with modules developed in collaboration with industry-leading content experts from around the continent, offering valuable insights into some of the opportunities and challenges in the energy and off-grid energy sectors in Africa. Content experts were responsible for developing the following modules:
- Introduction to Demand Assessment and Forecasting: Dr Karim Choukri (Morocco)
- Data Collection and Preprocessing: Dr Karim Choukri (Morocco)
- Energy Consumption Behaviour Analysis: Dr Fenwicks Musonye (Kenya)
- Forecasting Techniques: Ing Addo Kwabena (Ghana)
- Data Analytics for Operational Performance Evaluation: Dr Francis Xavier Ochieng (Kenya)
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Dr Francis Xavier Ochieng (Kenya)
- Future Trends and Advanced Topic: Ing Adekoyejo Kuye (Nigeria)
- Ethical and Privacy Considerations: Ms Gabriele James (South Africa)
Each module runs over one week and consists of 10 hours, totalling 8 weeks (80 hours) of learning time. The course gives participants an in-depth understanding of the nexus between energy systems and data analytics and science, bridging the gap between the two fields.
The first cohort began in October 2024, with more than 25 participants registering for the inaugural cohort. The course is intended to be offered at least twice a year on a bi-annual basis until 2026. The next cohort is scheduled to start in February 2024, with additional 2025 cohorts starting in June and October.
The course is accredited by the UCT EBE CPD office and has been registered with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Upon completion, participants will gain 8 CPD points, which demonstrates that they have committed themselves to learning and developing themselves professionally. This can open the door to new opportunities, career development, and increased responsibilities.
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Circular Economy and Sustainable Energy Transition (CESET) is the third online CPD course developed by TEA-LP that can be taken completely remotely, in a fully asynchronous, digital environment.
CESET was designed with the modern professional in mind, offering a flexible, self-paced learning journey to make engaging with the course while juggling family and life responsibilities with relative ease. Each module was developed in collaboration with industry-leading content experts from around the continent, who offer unique insights into the challenges, opportunities, and future of the energy and off-grid energy sectors in Africa and the Global South.
Content experts were responsible for developing the following modules:
- Environmental and Social Sustainability: Ms Nancy Mwari Murithi (Kenya)
- Policy and Regulation: Mr Tumisang Ruda (Botswana)
- Circularity and the Circular Economy: Mr Yame Nkgowe (Botswana)
- Durability, Reusability, and Recycling: Ms Kinya Kimathi (Kenya)
- Renewable Energy Supply Chains and Sustainable Resource Management: Mr Femi Adeniyi (Nigeria)
- Finance and Business Models: Dr Jeffrey Baiden (Ghana)
Modules 1 and 3 run over two weeks and consists of 20 hours, while the remaining modules run over one week and consist of 10 hours each, totalling 8 weeks (80 hours) of learning time. The course gives participants a detailed understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the ciruclar economy and its scope for implementation in the renewable energy sector, covering a range of related topics to ensure that a systems-level perspective is gained.
The course is delivered through the UCT EBE CPD office and has been accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Upon successful completion of the course, participants will gain 8 CPD points (transferrable to their home country), which demonstrates that they have committed themselves to learning and developing themselves professionally, paving the way to to new opportunities, career development, and increased responsibilities in their work.
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Future Female Leaders in Energy is a remote, online CPD course that is aimed at junior women working in the energy and off-grid energy sectors in Africa. It was developed in collaboration with the African Management Institute (AMI), who developed 3 of the 6 modules, while UCT developed the remaining 3.
The module topics are as follows:
- Introduction to the energy and off-grid energy sectors [UCT]
- Leadership (Personal, Team, and Organisational) [UCT]
- Risk Management [UCT]
- Project Management [AMI]
- Communication [AMI]
- Financial Management [AMI]
Each module runs over 1 month, adding up to 6 months of learning in total. The course was designed such that participants would gain a set of practical skills, applicable knowledge, and valuable information that they could apply at their own organisation, and prepare them to be promoted to positions of leadership and management. Assessments (consisting of quizzes and projects) are used to guide the participants along the way so that they can track their progress and ensure that they are achieving the learning outcomes for the course.
The first cohort (which started in July 2023) consisted of 30 women from 12 different countries around the African continent, and the graduated in April 2024. To date, more than 300 women have successfully graduated from the course, many of whom have gone on to see impressive career growth, businesses launching, and numerous doors opening them up to an international career.
Testimonials
“I had been looking for a course with exactly this kind of content for quite some time and I was very happy to learn of this particular one and to be able to undertake it.
“I look forward to reviewing the material again and again – a real wealth of knowledge in there!”
Louise
Integrated Energy Systems graduate
“I would like to extend my gratitude to you and entire team for giving me this wonderful opportunity to learn and grow in my career aspirations. Throughout the coursework, I have deeply gained a lot right from the energy security to efficiency which I would be grateful to apply both theoretical and practical sessions learned in the Energy metamorphosis. I really have no words to describe how supportive and encouraging your team has been but I’m much grateful everything done.”
Erastus
Integrated Energy Systems graduate
“This has really been an exciting learning experience. Notwithstanding that all the lecturers in this course were excellent in their presentation, Ing. Addo Kwabena was absolutely brilliant in my opinion. Please relay my sentiments to him.
“You were very motivational and inspiring, in understanding the challenges of working professionals, for that, I salute you.”
Estorado
Integrated Data Energy Analytics graduate
“These courses strengthened my ability to assess energy solutions not only from a technical standpoint but also through economic, environmental, and lifecycle lenses. This has positioned me to contribute more strategically to energy projects, particularly those aiming to maximize resource efficiency, system integration, and long-term sustainability.”
Dexter
Graduate: Circular Economy and Sustainability in the Energy Transition, Integrated Data Energy Analytics, Integrated Energy Systems
“Several aspects of the TEA-LP CPD courses stood out as particularly valuable and unique. First, the content was exceptionally well-curated, offering a balanced blend of foundational theory and emerging trends within the sustainable energy transition. The way the courses linked circular economy principles, integrated system design, and data-driven decision-making created a cohesive learning experience that is not often found in standard CPDs.”
Graduate: Circular Economy and Sustainability in the Energy Transition, Integrated Data Energy Analytics, Integrated Energy Systems
“I enjoyed the IES course and I believe the knowledge acquired will have a positive impact on my career development.”
Beauter
Integrated Energy Systems graduate
“It’s been such a well-rounded learning experience, connecting ideas across policy, sustainability, and circular design. Every session has stretched my thinking about how we can build cleaner, fairer, and more regenerative energy systems.”
Nelius
Circular Economy and Sustainable Energy Transition graduate
TEA-LP partners at the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2025, hosted in Kampala, Uganda, from 8-10 April 2025.
TEA-LP partners at the International Conference on Sustainable Energy Education (SEED), July 2024
Two star Future Female Leaders in Energy graduates attending the “Women in Energy” event at Enlit Africa, 2024