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Solar panel near farming community
March 01, 2019
Universal electricity access investment surpassed $500 million in 2018
Total annual investment in the off-grid energy access sector surpassed $500 million in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and Energy 4 Impact.
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Farm stand
February 28, 2019
Innovative financing for humanitarian energy interventions
The latest in a series of research papers by the Moving Energy Initiative (MEI), Innovative Financing for Humanitarian Energy Interventions explores the increase in resources and funding needed to improve the access of displaced people to modern and sustainable energy services.
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Overhead view of solar panels
February 11, 2019
Building mini-grid markets to improve living standards in off-grid Rwanda
A growing market for standalone solar systems and micro-grids is developing in Rwanda but scaling up mini-grids has been challenging, with private sector companies struggling to develop viable business models.
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Person scooping food from pot
January 22, 2019
Cooking in displacement settings
New research from Energy 4 Impact for the Moving Energy Initiative argues that the private-sector can be part of the solution to providing clean-burning, fuel efficient stoves in displacement settings.
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Two men carrying a solar panel
January 10, 2019
NEW report: Financial and operational bundling strategies for sustainable micro-grid business models
Mini-grid business models can potentially reach economies of scale, reduce transaction costs and diversify risks through financial and operational bundling, according to a new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Energy 4 Impact.
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Crowdfunding report
December 11, 2018
Energy access crowdfunding and P2P lending grew fourfold in two years, new report finds
This report provides a summary of knowledge gathered during the three-year UK aid-funded Crowd Power programme and looks at the market growth since the programme began in 2015.
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