The Household Solar Funders Group
Started in 2020, the Household Solar Funders Group (HSFG) brings together 65 funders of household solar in Africa. The primary aim of the HSFG is to accelerate access to energy (SDG7), through funder collaboration on activities which address market barriers and benefit from a collective approach.
This website offers an overview of events and news about household solar in Africa, while HSFG members can access meeting minutes, presentations and additional documents in the member area.
More information on the Household Solar Funders Group can be found here.
Household Solar news
New report highlights customer experiences from REAL Programme Catalyst Energy-as-a-Service pilots
22 April 2026
Customer surveys provide new insights and data on improvements in lighting and phone charging, impacts on daily life, and customer experiences of payment processes from our Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) pilots, as… Read More »New report highlights customer experiences from REAL Programme Catalyst Energy-as-a-Service pilots
EEP Africa publishes lessons from portfolio
18 April 2026
EEP Africa is pleased to share a summary of From Pilots to Scale - Lessons from EEP Africa’s Early-Stage Clean Energy Portfolio from 2010-2017. The study was developed in collaboration with… Read More »EEP Africa publishes lessons from portfolio
Charm Impact launches Hummingbird One to address small-ticket renewable energy financing gap
13 April 2026
Charm Impact today announced the launch and $6.25 million first close of Hummingbird One, a $12 million blended finance investment vehicle designed to scale its specialist approach to financing early-stage… Read More »Charm Impact launches Hummingbird One to address small-ticket renewable energy financing gap
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