Climate & Energy Transition
Net zero pathways, energy transition strategy and climate finance for African markets.
What this practice does
Africa must simultaneously electrify, industrialise and decarbonise. Avant-Garde's Climate & Energy Transition practice supports governments, utilities, banks and developers to design the pathways, unlock the finance and deliver the projects that make this possible.
We work on national energy transition strategy, sector decarbonisation, renewable project development, utility reform, energy access, climate finance mobilisation and just-transition planning. We combine engineering rigour, financial structuring and policy expertise.
Our team includes former utility executives, renewable developers, climate policy specialists and DFI energy officers. We have contributed to Nigeria's National Climate Change legislation, its 5G digital infrastructure planning and multiple state-level energy transition strategies.
Our services
A comprehensive set of capabilities within this practice, mobilised in the combinations your programme needs.
Energy transition strategy
National, sub-national and corporate energy transition strategies aligned to NDCs and net zero commitments.
Renewable project development
Feasibility, structuring, financing and delivery of solar, wind, mini-grid and storage projects.
Utility reform & market design
Power sector reform, cost-reflective tariffs, retail competition and market design.
Energy access & distributed energy
Off-grid strategy, mini-grid programmes and productive-use programmes.
Climate finance advisory
Climate finance frameworks, green bonds, GCF/CIF funding applications, blended finance.
Decarbonisation strategy
Corporate decarbonisation, sector roadmaps and hard-to-abate transitions.
Just transition planning
Socio-economic transition planning for affected workers, communities and regions.
Carbon markets
Voluntary and compliance carbon market strategy, project design and MRV.
How we engage
Our eight-step methodology, tailored to the specific demands of Climate & Energy Transition.
Selected engagements
Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme
Monitoring and evaluation of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme, reaching 7,916 beneficiaries across 5 states.
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ESG advisory and assurance for NYSE listing.
View case →Ekiti State M&E Framework
State-wide monitoring and evaluation system.
View case →Latest thinking from this practice
Reframing climate & energy transition for African markets
Why context-specific approaches outperform imported frameworks.
Read more →What makes climate & energy transition programmes deliver
Six delivery patterns from more than a decade of African engagements.
Read more →Practitioner notes: climate & energy transition
Field notes from our senior partners on this practice area.
Read more →Capability statement & resources
Energy Transition Consulting Africa Climate Finance
Avant-Garde is a leading provider of climate & energy transition services to governments, corporates, DFIs and development partners across Nigeria, West Africa and the wider continent. Our multidisciplinary teams combine strategy, engineering, finance and delivery capability to move programmes from concept to measurable outcome.
Whether you are structuring a transaction, designing an institution, mobilising a delivery unit or preparing for disclosure, our practice brings the methodology, the sector expertise and the on-the-ground presence you need.
Discuss your climate & energy transition needs.
Our engagement partners are ready to talk about how this practice can support your programme.