The United Nations Economic Commission for Af­rica (ECA) is partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the NEPAD Policy and Coordinating Agency (NPCA) are implementing a project which explores and promotes modern biofuels development in Africa, particularly providing policy and regulatory support. It is expected that the project will lead to (a) estab­lishment of har­monized financial, institutional and policy frameworks for the promotion of bio­fuels mainly for household and transport end uses in Africa; (b) enhanced capacity of African countries to formulate and implement gender sensitive policies and programmes on biofuel development; and (c) improved capacity of Afri­can countries, particularly project developers, to package biofuels projects for investment.