Master's
MSc Energy Access and Off-Grid Enterprise (Online)
African Future University
Master's
MSc Energy Access and Off-Grid Enterprise (Online)
African Future University (online)
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Taught in: English, French
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- INTERNATIONALFree (online)
About African Future University
Fully online African digital university with French and English pathways.
Overview
African Future University’s tuition-free online MSc in Energy Access and Off-Grid Enterprise is for people who sell, finance, and service solar home systems, mini-grid connections, and clean-cooking products. You will not be trained as a licensed engineer and will not run a power-systems laboratory. You will study PAYG default, agent networks, tariff communication, and what happens when a customer cannot pay after a failed harvest. English and French assessment options match Sahelian and coastal regulatory files. Rural last-mile cases are required. Capstones use anonymised customer or outage files, not a claim of grid-code certification.
Delivered fully online with live seminars, recorded lectures, and tutor support.
**Award:** African Future University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)
Course structure
4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits
Module 1: Access markets
- AFU641·Energy Access as Household Cash-Flow3 credits
- AFU642·Solar Home Systems, Mini-Grids, and Cooking Fuels3 credits
- AFU643·Gender and Productive Use without Slogans3 credits
- AFU644·Rural Service Territories as Operations Maps3 credits
Module 2: Enterprise operations
- AFU645·PAYG Default, Repossession Ethics, and Float3 credits
- AFU646·Agent Networks and Spare-Parts Logistics3 credits
- AFU647·Theft, Diversion, and Community Sanctions3 credits
- AFU648·After-Sales when the Road is Seasonal3 credits
Module 3: Policy interfaces
- AFU649·Standards and Import Paperwork (Not a Lab)3 credits
- AFU650·EN/FR Energy Administration Documents3 credits
- AFU651·Customer Protection and Complaint Handling3 credits
- AFU652·Ethics of Data and Disconnects3 credits
Module 4: Capstone
- AFU653·Energy-Access Research Methods3 credits
- AFU654·Writing for Operators and Regulators3 credits
- AFU655·Customer-Book Diagnosis3 credits
- AFU656·Capstone: Off-Grid Enterprise Operations File3 credits
Learning outcomes
- Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
- Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
- Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
- Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces
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