This guide by the Covenant of Mayors of Sub-Saharan Africa shows that urban planning tends to be gender blind, with the design of urban street lighting as a key example. It provides a manual, aimed at African cities, on how to develop gender-responsive public lighting projects. English: https://comssa.org/download/rxeWs6zcOXbTl8qRidGZ9nCB7EFAI4Pa/Gender-sensitive-public-lighting.pdf French: https://comssa.org/download/U3kjdTBHqV6FGKfoI71EgLY2wZrSvtz8/Eclairage-public-sensible-au-genre.pdf
This guide addresses the challenges faced by rural energy enterprises in developing countries, and sets out solutions such as business models offering cooking energy as a service.
This web portal provides an extensive introduction into bioenergy technology, policy, financing and more.
This slide deck provides a quick overview of the required steps in developing a concept for a renewable energy project.
This slide deck provides a quick overview of tips to enhance the chance of success of grant proposals for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
This report explores ways to identify and mitigate energy transition investment risks in the low- and middle-income countries, pointing out 1) that better energy planning can attract greater investment in renewable energy, 2) that sustainable fuels will play an important role in delivering the energy transition, and 3) that the social dimensions of the transition … Continue reading “A Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies: Energy Planning, Financing, Sustainable Fuels and Social Dimensions”
This paper underscores the need for sustainable utilities to deliver the energy transition in lower- and middle-income countries, and provides recommendations to governments and other stakeholders.
This toolbox provides key resources for the development of solar projects, including on policy (US-focused), project economics, contracting, financing and the project development process.
This article discusses the potential of heat and electricity co-generation from biomass waste to both expand energy access and improve waste management in rural areas.
This brief presents a case study of a company in Guatemala that has turned bioenergy generation into a successful business model, and describes how the enabling environment conributed to its success.