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Master's

MSc Energy Access and Off-Grid Enterprise (Online)

African Future University

African Future University

Master's

MSc Energy Access and Off-Grid Enterprise (Online)

African Future University

African Future University (online)

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Tuition

Free (online)

Degree

M.Sc.

Delivery

Full-time · Online

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English, French

Tuition fees

  • 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-Flow
    3 credits
  • AFU642·Solar Home Systems, Mini-Grids, and Cooking Fuels
    3 credits
  • AFU643·Gender and Productive Use without Slogans
    3 credits
  • AFU644·Rural Service Territories as Operations Maps
    3 credits

Module 2: Enterprise operations

  • AFU645·PAYG Default, Repossession Ethics, and Float
    3 credits
  • AFU646·Agent Networks and Spare-Parts Logistics
    3 credits
  • AFU647·Theft, Diversion, and Community Sanctions
    3 credits
  • AFU648·After-Sales when the Road is Seasonal
    3 credits

Module 3: Policy interfaces

  • AFU649·Standards and Import Paperwork (Not a Lab)
    3 credits
  • AFU650·EN/FR Energy Administration Documents
    3 credits
  • AFU651·Customer Protection and Complaint Handling
    3 credits
  • AFU652·Ethics of Data and Disconnects
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • AFU653·Energy-Access Research Methods
    3 credits
  • AFU654·Writing for Operators and Regulators
    3 credits
  • AFU655·Customer-Book Diagnosis
    3 credits
  • AFU656·Capstone: Off-Grid Enterprise Operations File
    3 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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