This article tells a story of trial and error in the development of a clean cookstove business model in Zambia, highlighting the many factors that come into play and the occasional unpredictability of the market.
The Zambia Renewable Energy Association (ZARENA) is dedicated to advancing the adoption and development of renewable energy in Zambia. Through advocacy, partnerships, and capacity-building initiatives, ZARENA fosters knowledge exchange and addresses cross-cutting issues such as climate change and gender. The association brings together industry stakeholders, government representatives, and community leaders to drive clean energy investments, […]
This report analyses linkages in the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus – essentially resource management trade-offs and synergies — in transboundary river basin settings. It draws on 36 nexus case studies from transboundary river basins in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, providing lessons for transboundary management and cooperation.
This article investigates the benefits to women of electricity access, beyond just economic benefits.
This web page provides an overview of the energy sector of Zambia, including data on the energy mix, energy use and emissions; and a policy overview.
This energy profile provides recent data on the energy sector of Zambia, including generation mix,total generation, renewable energy potential and more.
This brief provides a high-level overview of the status of Zambia’s off-grid solar markets, as well as relevant policies and programs.
This website contains a range of learning resources on Integrated Resource Planning (a methodology for least-cost planning by public utilities), including load forecasting, tariff policies, amd demand side management. It also includes exercises and case studies.
Climate mitigation finance strategy to promote higher-efficiency distribution transformers in Zambia
This report investigates efforts to enhance investment in efficient distribution transformers in Zambia, and provides recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of these efforts
This report considers the challenges faced by developers implementing renewable energy projects in the SADC region, analyzes existing prefeasibility or early-stage project preparation funds in the region and globally to assess if they effectively support project developers, and provides recommendations on how to improve and scale up these facilities.