End User Subsidy Lab Webinar Series
While hundreds of millions of lives have been energized by off-grid solar, hundreds of millions more are in danger of being left behind. Pro-poor end-user subsidies can make off-grid solar…
New energy policy in the making in Kenya
…as KEREA, the Energy Regulatory Commission, the Kenyan Investment Authority, GIZ, Carbon Africa, UNIDO and the Independent Power Producers met to make comments on the draft for the government’s consideration….
Designing Public Funding Mechanisms in the Off-Grid Solar Sector
…cost or risk of supplying products to end users, and are demand side when the funding mechanism is designed to make OGS more affordable to end users. READ THE REPORT…
White Paper: Unlocking Commercial Finance for the Off-Grid Solar PAYG Industry
…end-customers clustered in particular regions. Sector-wide harmonized portfolio performance metrics for pay-as-you-go companies will make possible a structured assessment of some of the largest risks. This will reduce transaction costs…
Quality Assurance Update: Protecting Consumers Through Standards
…who receive greater energy service at less cost. We have also published French translations of the Lighting Global Quality Standards for pico-PV products and solar home system kits to make…
Lighting Africa/Tanzania Launches New Campaign to Promote Solar Lighting and Energy
…communities make informed purchasing decisions. It will feature a range of warrantied products that meet Lighting Global Quality Standards. The campaign will also communicate innovative business models in solar energy…
Webinar 29 March | Designing Public Funding Mechanisms in the Off-Grid Solar Sector, New Report
…demand side, or both. Funding mechanisms are defined as supply side when funding goes to companies or investors to reduce the cost or risk of supplying products to end users…
Quality Assurance for Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) Energy Systems
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) enabled solar home systems and pico-solar products are rapidly expanding in market share, using new approaches to connectivity and emerging mobile money systems to provide low-cost financing for…
Capacity Building
…governments on working with companies to fine tune their business models, sales and marketing strategies, and product distribution networks. In Liberia, for example, we worked with the government to bring…
Solar Lighting in Humanitarian Emergency Settings
…have been invited to attend, as well as members of the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) network and the Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) humanitarian coalition….