Solar power is a renewable technology with huge benefits for both the Global North and South – but with an unavoidable byproduct: waste. This book – the first to examine… Read More »New book: The Repair Mindset – How to fix off-grid solar power in Kenya

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 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 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

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 markets, a structural tension is… 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 payment delays and potential market… 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 with the Ethiopian Investment Commission… 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 partner countries. Results-based Financing (RBF)… 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 mobile and digital solutions with… 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 reviewed the 30 National Energy… 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 is critical to designing sustainable… 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 approval confirms the Bank Group’s… Read More »AfDB and AIIB join forces to finance 50,000 SHSs in Rwanda