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17 April 2023 – The International Copper Association (ICA) was pleased to join for the first time at the ARE Energy Access Investment Forum in Abidjan on 21-23 March 2023. ICA’s Executive Director, Steve Kukoda, participated in two panel discussions to promote ICA’s work on sustainable energy in Africa: Cornerstone of Rural Electrification (CORE), Grid […]

Join us at the session on ‘Investing in the future: job creation and skills development’ and learn about the CORE initiative and upcoming training programmes at the ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2023. More information coming soon.

13 December 2022 – CORE is an international initiative with the mission is to enable resilient rural and peri-urban communities by ensuring safety, efficiency and reliability become the cornerstone of decentralised electrification. In line with the initiative’s ambition to support African universities with training of trainers (ToT), CORE is seeking an expert to deliver training […]

13 December 2022 – The Cornerstone of Rural Electrification (CORE) initiative and the Transforming Energy Access Learning Partnership (TEA-LP) are partnering to support graduate-level university trainings on energy access across Sub-Saharan Africa. CORE is an international initiative initiated by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), […]

2-8 March 2022 – The workshop provided an opportunity to capacity-build the National University of Lesotho team with inputs from industry experts, who are directly involved in the work of rural and last-mile electrification projects in Africa.

This local training is led by UNDP and the Philippine DOE through the Renewable Energy Management Bureau and the Iloilo Provincial Government with support from International Copper Association and CORE.

Certification Approaches for DRE Practitioners

The project is led by Thailand’s Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy, in cooperation with the International Copper Association and CORE. CORE provided technical support to the design and implementation of the national training and certification programme which aims to: 2022 CORE Trainings: 2023 CORE Trainings:

CORE collaborates with the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC) to deliver on-demand technical trainings and regional certification programmes for governments, practitioners and communities at regional and national levels.

Governments play a critical role in driving the clean energy transition. They determine the market conditions by providing a conducive regulatory framework and leading policy interventions. In particular, the development of quality infrastructure and quality assurance frameworks provides avenues for governments to influence markets into a more sustainable direction.