About
The responsAbility Access to Clean Power Fund (ACPF) is a 10-year closed-ended fund set up to provide debt financing for household-level energy access as well as commercial and industrial applications, primarily for off-grid solar energy solutions.
Project Focus
Shell Foundation played a key role in designing and warehousing the original responsAbility Energy Access Fund, which was then rolled into and scaled via the ACPF.
Insights and impact
Latest news and updates
Gender
Micro-Entrepreneurs
East Africa
West Africa
Clean Cooking
Cold Storage
Smart Energy Systems
What gender-responsive financing can unlock for women entrepreneurs
A Gender Results-Based Financing pilot shows how targeted incentives can unlock income growth, resilience, and opportunity for women entrepreneurs.
08th March 2026
FCDO
Fostering Innovation
Smallholder Farmers
East Africa
Post-Harvest Processing
How solar irrigation is transforming the lives of smallholder farmers in Kenya – lessons and the road ahead
Solar-powered irrigation is helping smallholder farmers in Kenya build resilience to climate shocks, improve nutrition, and reduce post-harvest losses.
28th January 2026