This slide deck, part of an online course, gives a brief but thorough overview of business models for off-grid solar energy, looking in particular at pay-as-you-go models, and presents insights into the investment landscape for off-grid solar companies.
This report by the Alliance for Rural Electrification explores the role of women in advancing electrification and socio-economic development in rural communities and gives examples of ways to integrate gender equality throughout the off-grid energy supply chain.
This guidebook helps project developers and investors to prepare bankable business plans for RE projects, particularly for power generation.
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 brief online course provides an introduction into the ESCO business model for energy efficiency financing.
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 report presents the results of a modeling exercise projecting the effects of different energy transition scenarios on Uganda’s economy.
This database contains information on solar home systems, pico-PV products and efficient appliances that have been tested and certified by Lighting Global’s Verasol.
This training platform offers two modules which aim to build the capacity of relevant stakeholders to kick-start markets for efficient lighting and appliances in East and Southern Africa. Module 1 introduces markets for efficient lighting and appliances, and Module 2 focuses on lighting.