This paper assists policy makers in low-income countries to develop and apply financing instruments (funded from public and concessionary sources) to scale up the deployment of renewable energy technologies.
This guidebook summarizes a broad range of policy and financial instruments that governments can implement to foster the development of the interconnected mini-grid market, driven by the private sector.
This report highlights the economic, social and environmental benefits that energy and transport sector-coupling and a transition towards EV- and RE-based, efficient systems can create in small island settings, and provides tools for the planning of such a transition.
This report outlines a 6-step vision to help developing countries create a virtuous cycle to raise financing and accelerate the clean energy transition.
This report discusses potential social and environmental risks associated with the roll-out of the GETFiT renewable energy investment programme in Zambia, as well as mitigation measures.
This note aims to provide a high-level analysis of the preconditions for stimulating green investments with a focus on financial sector supervisory framework needed to address climate risks (physical and transition), current landscape of green finance in Zambia, and the demand-side opportunities for green investments in key sectors.
This policy brief investigates Zambia’s policy and legislative framework for energy generation from waste, and provides recommendations for improvements.
This paper gives an overview of waste to energy technologies, discusses barriers to its wider adoption in developing countries, and helps researchers and decision-makers to make informed decisions on the feasibility of WtE as a pathway for sustainable waste management and renewable energy generation.
This paper provides general guidelines for conducting Environmental Impact Assessments for waste-to-energy projects.
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.