GET.invest is a programme funded by the EU and several of its member states, that mobilises investment in renewable energy in low- and middle-income countries, including by providing coaching to renewable energy companies and linking them with investors. This report assesses the current state of PUE finance, highlights challenges to scaling up investment in PUE, […]
This Energypedia article explains how to undertake a PUE assessment as part of a mini-grid development project, to evaluate the potential and feasibility of different types of PUE to support community income generation and mini-grid viability.
This fact sheet provides a quick overview of different PUE technologies and business and financing models, as well as their socio-economic and sustainability impacts, and their upscaling potential.
This report discusses how distributed energy resources can improve energy systems, and how energy systems must change to accommodate them.
This webpage provides an introduction to smart grids, an overview of recent progress and recommendations for governments and utilities.
This report by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) shares opportunities, challenges and good practices related to advancing gender equality in electricity infrastructure projects.
This very recent IEA report explains the need to invest more in grid infrastructure. Read the Executive Summary on pages 7-10 for a brief overview of challenges related to quickly rising demand for transformers and cables, which have led to increased waiting times and higher prices.
This research paper gives an overview of the technical challenges for both ports and shipping companies associated with the electrification of shipping, and explains how electric ships could work.
This report identifies opportunities for and barriers to renewable energy component manufacturing in African countries, and proposes interventions to accelerate investment in the space.
The Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative, established by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Clean Energy Ministerial, is a coalition of governments and companies. Among its goals, it seeks to motivate governments, which are major buyers of steel, cement and concrete for infrastructure projects, to apply sustainable procurement principles and prioritise the buying of […]