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 briefing to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women shows that climate finance flows remain largely exclusionary to women and girls. One of the reasons is that most climate finance is provided as loans, which are less accessible to women. It recommends different ways in which financing institutions can guarantee greater access […]
This is an impact report about a fund in Bolivia that supports women-owned businesses to access the energy technology they need.
This market assessment describes the off-grid energy market in Cameroon.
This market assessment describes the off-grid energy market in Côte d’Ivoire.
This market assessment describes the off-grid energy market in Uganda.
This report investigates efforts to enhance investment in energy efficienct appliances in Zambia, and provides recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of these efforts
This report presents the experiences of competitive processes for the incorporation of non-conventional renewable energies in LAC, especially solar PV and wind energy. It provides an analysis of the strategies and structures that have been used, the legal frameworks that enabled them and a database of outcomes.
This report outlines how modern battery energy storage systems can be effectively deployed and alleviate the variability of renewables. It also includes a Power Purchase Agreement template that can serve as a practical tool to bring private sector investments in the power sector.
This report identifies and analyses key risks and barriers to private-sector investment in interconnected mini-grids in Nigeria, and evaluates policy and financial instruments designed to address them.