To date, minigrids and decentralised utilities are reaching only a fraction of a percent (0.2%) of households with energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. In the first of a series of reports on the potential of decentralised utilities to bring in a new era in energy access, this SF report looks at the last ten years…
Shell Foundation and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College, London have collaborated on a report exploring energy storage solutions for off-grid organisations, looking at new technologies, challenges and opportunities. The report presents outcome from a series of interviews with SF portfolio enterprises, and explores storage options for a number of uses: Picosolar Solar home systems…
SparkMeter provides high-quality, affordable smart metering solutions to mini-grid and central grid operators in developing rural markets around the world. Their range of meters – designed to operate in challenging and remote locations – and software allows remote management of grid performance and allows operators to supply electricity to low-consumption and low-income households and businesses…
Husk is one of the world’s leading off-grid utilities, providing reliable power to rural communities and businesses. They design, install and operate small-scale power plants that convert solar energy or agricultural waste into affordable electricity for people in rural India and East Africa. By using solar energy to generate power in the day and biomass…
REDAVIA designs, manufactures, deploys and maintains mobile solar farms, using a modular system that offers adjustable supply for multiple sector needs. It can be used as part of a hybrid solution by integrating with existing infrastructure to provide a more affordable and clean source of power. The solar farm is based on a pre-configured system,…
KEY FACTS Over 1000 organisations in more than 50 countries are using the platform to connect project developers, investors, governments and equipment suppliers Odyssey is the platform for the Nigeria Electrification Project, the largest DER financing programme to date; over 250,000 connections have been submitted for financing Recipient of the Keeling Curve Award in recognition…
key facts Represents more than 200 off-grid solar energy companies and stakeholders around the world 46.1m solar products sold by GOGLA members in Africa, Asia and Latin America Industry publications endorsed by IFC, SE4ALL and AFDB GOGLA is the global association for the off-grid solar energy industry. Established in 2012, GOGLA now represents over 200…
key facts Completed Africa’s first finance transaction for mini-grids, to finance 60 projects in Tanzania and bring power to around 34,000 people Mini-grids in Tanzania bring first time productive use power to over 5,000 people CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) is a pioneering blended finance facility for mini-grids. They invest blended capital directly into mini-grid…
Key Facts Operating four mini-grids in Uganda and Rwanda 230kW mini-grid on Kitobo Island, Uganda powers 650 homes, where previously only nine received power from a diesel generator Raising a $250m impact fund leveraging a first loss $50m soft commitment from the UNFCCC’s Green Climate Fund Absolute Energy is an off-grid utility developer that educates…
Results Based Financing (RBF) programmes have attempted in the past to provide funding for minigrids, but many of them have struggled to disburse the funding effectively. African Minigrid Developers Association’s (AMDA’s) members have participated in many of these programmes and collated their experience of what has worked and what has not worked into a policy…