Energy & Development Group (EDG) is an international consultancy with over 15 years experience in energy policy, rural development initiatives, renewable energy and rural energy project management and implementation. EDG promotes access to energy services for sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. EDG was established to provide high quality consultancy services in the energy and development sector to address the backlog in provision of services to the rural poor in Africa. EDG maintains offices in South Africa and Uganda.

EDG has a reputation for sound, un-biased and high-quality work. The company specialises in energy engineering, energy efficiency and development issues and the impacts of energy provision on rural poverty. The company also maintains a strong focus on the economic, financial, commercial and environmental issues relating to energy provision. The staff of EDG have worked on energy projects around the world and aim to consolidate that experience within the African context.