africa institute for energy governance

Name

africa institute for energy governance

Legal name

Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO)

Website

https://afiego.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kampala

HQ country

Uganda

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: AFIEGO operates as a non-profit organization relying on donations and grants from international environmental and governance organizations to fund its advocacy work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AFIEGO conducts public policy research and advocacy to influence energy policies in Uganda for the benefit of poor and vulnerable communities, operating three core programmes (Extractives Governance, Electricity Democracy, and Renewable Energy Efficiency & Climate Change). It produces free research reports, policy briefing papers, advocacy letters, case files, proceedings reports, weekly energy updates, and journalist resources. The organization also provides direct community engagement, legal advocacy, and stakeholder consultations on oil projects such as EACOP and Tilenga.

Product overview

AFIEGO is a policy research and advocacy organization (company limited by guarantee incorporated under Uganda's Companies Act) dedicated to influencing energy policies to benefit poor and vulnerable communities. The organization operates three core programmatic areas: the Extractives Governance Programme (advocating for ending fossil fuel extractivism), the Electricity Democracy Programme (promoting affordable and sustainable electricity services), and the Renewable Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Programme (promoting clean energy and climate resilience). AFIEGO produces various publications including research reports, policy briefing papers, advocacy letters, proceedings reports, case files, and maintains media services including weekly energy updates and a journalists' resource centre. The organization focuses on public policy research and advocacy rather than a commercial product offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Extractives Governance Programme Advocacy and research programme that influences extractive policies to improve the lives of citizens by contributing to national, regional and global agendas seeking to end fossil fuel extractivism; targets Ugandan communities, government bodies, and international partners.
• Electricity Democracy Programme Programme that promotes affordable, accessible, reliable, clean and sustainable electricity services for improved livelihoods and national development in Uganda.
• Renewable Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Programme Programme that promotes clean and alternative energy sources in Uganda to make communities resilient to climate change.
• Weekly Energy Updates Regular updates on energy sector developments in Uganda, distributed through the AFIEGO media centre for journalists, partners, and the public.
• Journalists' Resource Centre Resources and information support for journalists covering energy and extractive sector issues in Uganda.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 million people reached directly and indirectly through programmes over five years
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Green Livelihoods AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational coalition focused on protecting forests and livelihoods. AFIEGO coordinates with the alliance on issues including Bugoma Forest conservation and sustainable energy transition in East Africa.
• Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal network of environmental lawyers and organizations. ELAW supports AFIEGO's legal advocacy work and provides expertise on environmental law challenges in Uganda's oil sector.
• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational environmental law organization that provides legal expertise and support for AFIEGO's advocacy against fossil fuel extractivism and for climate protection.
• Oil Change InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal organization focused on ending oil and gas expansion. Partners with AFIEGO on campaigns against EACOP, Tilenga, and other oil projects in Uganda.
• Both ENDSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization supporting civil society organizations working on sustainable development. Supports AFIEGO's work on extractives governance and environmental justice.
• Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization providing technical expertise on climate and sustainable development policy. Collaborates with AFIEGO on energy transition and climate change issues.
• Save Bugoma Forest Campaign (SBFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition dedicated to protecting Bugoma Forest from oil-related destruction. AFIEGO is an active member, engaging in advocacy, community meetings, and legal actions to save the forest.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL): Global environmental law organization providing legal expertise to AFIEGO on fossil fuel extractivism. CIEL is a direct peer in international environmental law advocacy and a strategic partner.
• Oil Change International: Research and advocacy organization focused on ending oil and gas expansion. AFIEGO is a direct partner in the EACOP and Tilenga campaigns, making it a closely aligned peer in fossil fuel opposition.
• Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW): Global network of environmental lawyers supporting advocates like AFIEGO with legal expertise. Directly comparable in mission and partnership-based delivery model.
• Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI): Independent NGO that works to ensure oil, gas, and mineral governance serves the public interest. NRGI overlaps strongly with AFIEGO's Extractives Governance Programme on transparency and accountability in resource-rich countries.
• Global Witness: International NGO investigating and campaigning against environmental and human rights abuses driven by extractive industries and corrupt systems. Closely aligned with AFIEGO on oil sector accountability.
• Publish What You Pay: Global civil society coalition promoting transparency in extractive industries, particularly oil, gas, and mining revenue. AFIEGO's advocacy on transparency in Uganda's energy agreements is closely aligned.
• Both ENDS: Dutch organization supporting civil society in sustainable development and extractives governance. A direct partner and peer in supporting Southern NGOs on environmental justice.

Broad incumbents

• 350.org: Global grassroots climate movement working to end the fossil fuel era. Operates at much larger scale than AFIEGO but shares the mission of opposing new fossil fuel extraction, including African campaigns.
• Friends of the Earth International: Largest international network of environmental organizations. Broader portfolio than AFIEGO but operates in the same climate justice and extractives advocacy space.

Emerging players

• BankTrack: International tracking organization monitoring private sector financial institutions on social and environmental issues including fossil fuel financing. Adjacent to AFIEGO's work on financial institutions' involvement in Uganda's oil sector.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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