Project seeks to develop a distinctive approach and accelerate the deployment of rural electrification utilizing renewable mini-grids. To begin with, the project is not tied to any country office, and is a regional project that will culminate in the submission of a Program Framework Document (PFD) to the GEF. The latter process will require letters of support from countries, to which end the project will target a shortlist of countries during its implementation. The overall objective will be achieved by co-developing a cost-reduction roadmap with mini grid value chain stakeholders (equipment suppliers, developers, funders, governments) and then developing a proposal for a series of pilots to prove out and refine the cost-reduction road map for countries selected during implementation. The project is targeting all countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with a need for electrification in rural areas, but as it progresses through its implementation and more information is obtained, culminating in a shortlist of countries and proposals for child projects at the project end. This is effectively a project of projects, and will involve significant coordination between the project management team (Rocky Mountain Institute) and stakeholders (SSA countries), with the latter perhaps being represented by two or three SSA countries that have supported the project during its development. These countries will be identified and elected during the LPAC/inception phase of the project.