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… Read More »Charm Impact launches Hummingbird One to address small-ticket renewable energy financing gap
Over the past decade, PAYGo solar has extended energy access to millions of households excluded from traditional finance. But as the sector moves into harder-to-reach… Read More »New paper: PAYGo at a crossroads
Results-Based Financing (RBF) has helped make energy access a reality for millions. Yet governments, investors and off-grid solar companies have also encountered implementation challenges, including… Read More »New GOGLA article: Revamping Results-Based Financing
Sun King announced plans to invest up to $150 million in Ethiopia over the next five years, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed… Read More »Sun King commits up to $150m for energy access in Ethiopia
EnDev has published a new flagship report on Results-based Financing, drawing on lessons from more than 70 programmes implemented over the past decade to support energy access in… Read More »New publication: Results-based Financing in practice
The GSMA Innovation Fund for Green Transition for Mobile is open for applications until 6th April. The objective of the fund is to support organisations using… Read More »GSMA Innovation Fund for Green Transition for Mobile
Off-grid solar and distributed renewable energy (DRE) could deliver nearly half of Mission 300’s goal to connect 300M people in sub-Saharan Africa to electricity by 2030. GOGLA… Read More »Analysis of SHS in Mission 300 Energy Compacts
Collaborative research shows most households reduce electricity consumption after the first year, even when payments are not missed. Understanding how energy use evolves over time… Read More »Study reveals unexpected long-term decline in energy use in small off-grid solar home systems
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an addendum to strengthen financing for Rwanda’s Energy Sector Results Based Financing Programme. The… Read More »AfDB and AIIB join forces to finance 50,000 SHSs in Rwanda
Tanzania launched a solar electrification project targeting 120 islands across eight regions bordering major lakes and the Indian Ocean. The initiative aims to install 20,000… Read More »Tanzania launches 20,000 SHS programme for 120 islands