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 considers the challenges faced by developers implementing renewable energy projects in the SADC region, analyzes existing prefeasibility or early-stage project preparation funds in the region and globally to assess if they effectively support project developers, and provides recommendations on how to improve and scale up these facilities.
This policy brief investigates Zambia’s policy and legislative framework for energy generation from waste, and provides recommendations for improvements.
This paper presents the results of a techno-economic study of a potential waste-to-energy plant in Kampala, Uganda, including modeling to project energy generation potential and the payback period for the initial investment.
This study aims to determine the viability of electricity generation from municipal solid waste in Ndola, Zambia, and finds that the most suitable technology is biomethanation.
This paper reviews the potential for the generation of modern energy from organic waste in Madagascar, and provides recommendations to accelerate progress.
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.
This blog and inforgraphic present the results of a World Bank study on the decision-making journey towards adopting and using clean cooking solutions in Rwanda, Madagascar and Ghana.
This study investigated (1) What marketing messages are effective at increasing willingness to pay for a more efficient stove in rural Uganda; (2) What sales offers (e.g., free trial and time payments) increases willingness to pay and uptake; (3) What effects does ownership of an efficient stove have on the use of old and new … Continue reading “Uptake and Usage of Fuel-efficient Improved Cookstoves in Rural Uganda”
This is a cam[paign strategy to engender behavioural change and the increased uptake of clean cooking solutions in Kenya.