This article investigates the benefits to women of electricity access, beyond just economic benefits.
This policy brief explains the links between energy access and gender equality, and provides policy considerations.
This report assesses the impact of the Ivorian National Rural Electrification Programme on the lives and empowerment of rural women.
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 report examines the role of climate finance in Madagascar’s energy transition, and the impact that different financial instruments have on the delivery of the electrification schemes.
This publication database provides a range of materials about the ESCO business model, on the following topics: Accounting; Business Models, Contracts & Project Development; Certification & Quality Assurance; Investment, Finance & Risk Management; Market Overview, including Cases studies; Measurement & Verification; Policies & legal and regulatory frameworks; Procurement; Super ESCOs; and Technologies
The goal of this market guide is to serve as a reference document for early exploration of the market for energy service companies in Uganda (ESCOs) with a focus on energy and cost savings for agri-food processing companies.
This memo describes the current market for ESCOs in Uganda, barriers to the growth of the sector, and strategies to address these barriers.
This web page describes the concept of a Super ESCO, a facility usually established by governments to play the role of a market catalyzer, kickstarting a market for ESCOs.
This brief provides advice on kickstarting markets for ESCOs in low- and middle-income countries.