By Obas Esiedesa
The United Kingdom has extended its Ayrton Fund to 2030 and announced an additional £88 million investment to scale up its flagship Transforming Energy Access (TEA) platform, aimed at expanding clean energy access and strengthening global partnerships.
A statement from the Ayrton Forum said the announcement was made on Monday at the opening of London Climate Action Week, alongside the release of the UK’s fourth International Climate Finance (ICF) strategy.
The UK government said the new phase of the programme would deepen international collaboration while supporting innovation, job creation and economic resilience in both Britain and developing countries.
Launched in 2021, the Ayrton Fund coordinates the UK’s clean energy research, development and demonstration programmes across the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
