The 6th Africa Mini Grid Summit 2021 was held virtually this year 25-26 February because of COVID-19 travel restrictions. Professor  A S Bahaj chaired the summit. The e4D team along with Fourtis Unum research partners in Kenya and Uganda delivered seven presentations in two researchers’ forums on Day 1 and Day 2.  The summit was attended by the mini grid developers, funding organisations, rural and off grid electrification authorities/ agencies, banks/ financing institutes, academics/ researchers, development partners, NGOs and other stakeholders to realize universal electricity access 2030.