Presentation by Lindsay van Landeghem - Smart Villages Arusha workshop - June 2014
The workshop in Arusha explored the East African/Tanzanian environment for village energy, local case studies, challenges and opportunities, with a view to formulating policy recommendations for policymakers, funders, NGOs and other stakeholders the region. An important part of the workshop, and indeed the whole Smart Villages initiative work programme, was to gather evidence from existing projects that have provided or facilitated sustainable off-grid energy solutions in the developing world.The workshop gathered more than 50 experts, including policymakers, NGOs, off-grid energy entrepreneurs and others to look for solutions to providing energy to villages off the grid.
ESG Meets FinTech – A Strategic Analysis Executive SummaryMEDICI Inner Circle
MEDICI’s new ‘ESG Meets FinTech – A Strategic Analysis’ covers the impact of financial technology on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. It analyzes the various dimensions of ESG and sustainability in the context of FinTech.
Accessing debt capital markets to finance energy efficiency investments in th...OECD Environment
National Policy Dialogue on “Improving Access to Green Finance for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Georgia”
→ Accessing debt capital markets to finance energy efficiency investments in the SME sector: Experience from Mexico - Kristian Brining
Energy for all: better use of subsidies to achieve impactIIED
This is a presentation from the 'How can subsidies accelerate universal energy access?' IIED Debates webinar on Thursday, 22 October 2020.
The online event brought together experts to explore the role of subsidies in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 – universal energy access: What are the opportunities and challenges for policymakers, the private sector and civil society? What can we learn from current and past subsidy schemes? And how can subsidies play a vital part of the COVID-19 response and recovery?
This presentation by IIED and Hivos was delivered by key speaker Nipunika Perera, who is a researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group.
The event was hosted by IIED in partnership with Hivos and Tearfund.
More information: https://www.iied.org/how-can-subsidies-accelerate-universal-energy-access
This presentation on avoiding over-indebtedness was presented during the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Annual General Meeting entitled "Making a Difference: Multi-Stakeholder Action
Towards Responsible Microfinance" held in Manila on July 28-29, 2011.
A bespoke cost effective support solution working closely with families to create personalised sustainable local alternatives for young adults with autism and/or
complex disabilities
Unlocking the appropriate quantity and quality of capital for the Region's sustainable energy needs is the focus on this presentation. Delivered by Tessa Williams Robertson, Head, Renewable Energy/ Energy Efficiency Unit, CDB at the Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum in the Bahamas from January 23-25, 2017.
Moving to the Mainstream - Alternative Financing for MSMEs & Policy ImplicationsJohn Owens
This presentation was provided during the session entitled "Moving Into the Mainstream – Showcase of Alternative Funding Mechanisms for SMMEs " at the ABAC Malaysia - SME Finance Forum
Workshop on Innovative Financing for SMMEs at the
InterContinental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 21, 2015
Local Kenyan entrepreneurs are developing profitable energy access businesses, but these investable opportunities are a blind spot for impact investors.
WRI, with support from the DOEN Foundation and Wallace Global Fund, has sought to make these businesses more visible by conducting interviews with both local entrepreneurs and investors, documenting barriers and opportunities for investment and exploring ideas for shifting approaches to investing.
Learn more at https://www.wri.org/events/2019/06/creating-pipeline-local-entrepreneurs
Partnering with ICCCAD, LUCCC, GRP, Climate-KIC, WRI
with support from Adaptation Fund, EU Commission and The GEF, @UNDP launched the #AdaptationInnovationMarketplace at the #Gobeshona conference to catalyze innovative climate solutions. Learn more about the platform.
Presentation by Tony Simons from ICRAF at the Business Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Faber Capital is an investment banking formed by a group of International Bankers, Capital Markets & Private Equity professionals with decades of experience in Investing, Investment Banking & Capital Markets. The group possesses a wide range of geographic and industry expertise with unparalleled experience in advising clients through complex situations and transactions. It has a deep understanding of international capital markets and the appetite of Institutional Investors across Debt, Mezzanine and Equity layers.
ESG Meets FinTech – A Strategic Analysis Executive SummaryMEDICI Inner Circle
MEDICI’s new ‘ESG Meets FinTech – A Strategic Analysis’ covers the impact of financial technology on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. It analyzes the various dimensions of ESG and sustainability in the context of FinTech.
Accessing debt capital markets to finance energy efficiency investments in th...OECD Environment
National Policy Dialogue on “Improving Access to Green Finance for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Georgia”
→ Accessing debt capital markets to finance energy efficiency investments in the SME sector: Experience from Mexico - Kristian Brining
Energy for all: better use of subsidies to achieve impactIIED
This is a presentation from the 'How can subsidies accelerate universal energy access?' IIED Debates webinar on Thursday, 22 October 2020.
The online event brought together experts to explore the role of subsidies in achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 – universal energy access: What are the opportunities and challenges for policymakers, the private sector and civil society? What can we learn from current and past subsidy schemes? And how can subsidies play a vital part of the COVID-19 response and recovery?
This presentation by IIED and Hivos was delivered by key speaker Nipunika Perera, who is a researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group.
The event was hosted by IIED in partnership with Hivos and Tearfund.
More information: https://www.iied.org/how-can-subsidies-accelerate-universal-energy-access
This presentation on avoiding over-indebtedness was presented during the Microfinance Council of the Philippines Annual General Meeting entitled "Making a Difference: Multi-Stakeholder Action
Towards Responsible Microfinance" held in Manila on July 28-29, 2011.
A bespoke cost effective support solution working closely with families to create personalised sustainable local alternatives for young adults with autism and/or
complex disabilities
Unlocking the appropriate quantity and quality of capital for the Region's sustainable energy needs is the focus on this presentation. Delivered by Tessa Williams Robertson, Head, Renewable Energy/ Energy Efficiency Unit, CDB at the Fifth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum in the Bahamas from January 23-25, 2017.
Moving to the Mainstream - Alternative Financing for MSMEs & Policy ImplicationsJohn Owens
This presentation was provided during the session entitled "Moving Into the Mainstream – Showcase of Alternative Funding Mechanisms for SMMEs " at the ABAC Malaysia - SME Finance Forum
Workshop on Innovative Financing for SMMEs at the
InterContinental Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 21, 2015
Local Kenyan entrepreneurs are developing profitable energy access businesses, but these investable opportunities are a blind spot for impact investors.
WRI, with support from the DOEN Foundation and Wallace Global Fund, has sought to make these businesses more visible by conducting interviews with both local entrepreneurs and investors, documenting barriers and opportunities for investment and exploring ideas for shifting approaches to investing.
Learn more at https://www.wri.org/events/2019/06/creating-pipeline-local-entrepreneurs
Partnering with ICCCAD, LUCCC, GRP, Climate-KIC, WRI
with support from Adaptation Fund, EU Commission and The GEF, @UNDP launched the #AdaptationInnovationMarketplace at the #Gobeshona conference to catalyze innovative climate solutions. Learn more about the platform.
Presentation by Tony Simons from ICRAF at the Business Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Faber Capital is an investment banking formed by a group of International Bankers, Capital Markets & Private Equity professionals with decades of experience in Investing, Investment Banking & Capital Markets. The group possesses a wide range of geographic and industry expertise with unparalleled experience in advising clients through complex situations and transactions. It has a deep understanding of international capital markets and the appetite of Institutional Investors across Debt, Mezzanine and Equity layers.
The Investment Case For Financial InclusionElena Thomas
As part of the World Bank MOOC on Development Finance - this document makes the case for development financing to enhance social microfinance and bridge the gap from social to commercial financial services as a way to reduce poverty and build local economies.
On 4th December 2015 the Big Lottery Fund and CBO evaluation team ran a peer learning event for people developing SIBs related to employment, housing and crime. These slides are from the afternoon workshop on working with investors.
Presentation by Stathis Gould, Senior Technical Manager at IFAC, at the Institute of Cost Accountants of India's National Cost Convention, New Delhi, India, March 2012.
On 11th February 2016 the Big Lottery Fund and CBO evaluation team ran a peer learning event for people developing SIBs related to health. These slides are from the workshop on working with investors.
Policies for SME innovation and SME financing - Marco MarcheseOECD CFE
Presentation by Marco Marchese, OECD LEED Policy Analyst,at the seminar organised by the OECD LEED Trento Centre for the Officers of the Autonomous Province of Trento on 22 October 2015.
https://www.trento.oecd.org
Outline:
Existing EE Related Funds & Incentives In Malaysia
Financing Options To Implement EE Projects
EE Project Evaluation
Examples Of EE Solutions & Technologies
Conclusions
What’s Next?
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Research Collaborat...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | RESILIENCE RELIABILITY ENERGY PROJECTS NEPAL | Reliability of Micr...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
www.e4sv.org/events/webinar-resilience-reliability-energy-nepal
The successful provision of energy services depends on the creation of resilient and reliable energy projects. Their resilience depends on the whole system’s ability to handle shocks and stresses, such as natural hazards and the effects of climate change. Meanwhile, the reliability of schemes depends on the on-going relationship between communities and technology. This can, in turn, contribute to broader community resilience. This webinar explores these interlinkages in the context of Nepal, and is being held jointly with HPNet - the Hydro Empowerment Network (www.hpnet.org)
WEBINAR | THE MINIGRID GAME | Introduction and Case Studies - Ayu Abdullah, E...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-minigrid-game
Minigrids. They're one of the most attractive models for remote community electrification. They're scalable, and flexible, and capable of supplying power at levels that really permit productive use to be made of the power. But at the same time, they raise alot of questions - what is the most appropriate structure, size, payment system etc for a particular local community. Getting these things wrong has led to systems failing, or not having the development impact they were intended to have.
To try to address some of these issues, Energy Action Partners have devised their Minigrid Game. This is a collaborative role-playing game built around a representation of a minigrid system, intended to be used as an educational and collaborative planning tool in designing a community-sized minigrid system. The game is designed to be used within a process that explores minigrid planning and operational decisions.
The Minigrid Game is a completely novel way for communities to develop workable solutions to the unique challenges of managing a community minigrid, such as system sizing, tariff-setting, and demand-side management. By playing as a group, the players can also improve their understanding of energy technology, practice negotiation and consensus-building skills, and most importantly, have fun.
Join us on Tuesday 15th to hear more about the game and its applications from Scott Kennedy, Executive Director and Ayu Abdullah, Southeast Asia Director of Enact Partners, and also for an opportunity for all partipants worldwide to play the game live during the webinar!
WEBINAR | ENERGY AND TRANSPORT | Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure in...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-energy-and-transport
Transport is an often overlooked aspect of rural development and linkage to energy access and productive use of energy in the developing world, but it is of critical importance. Not only does transportation rely on a source of energy (and hence transport can itself become a productive use of energy), but an effective transport infrastructure is a critical part of allowing mobility, access to markets, establishment of distribution chains (both to access energy generating equipment as well as marketing services, goods and products).
In this webinar, we were joined by experts presenting on diverse aspects of this complex challenge, including Prof Gina Porter and Dr Arash Azizi of the University of Durham, Dipak Gyawali, former Minister of Water Resources in Nepal and Chair of the Nepal Water Conservation Foundation, and Dr Ben Campbell from the UK Low Carbon Energy Development Network. As usual, we provided an opportunity for the participants joining the webinar to put questions to the speakers, for them to be answered during the session.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Children and Energy - Jiska de GrootSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | EDUCATION & YOUTH | Communication and Social Change - Jo Tacchi & A...Smart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-education-and-young-people
One of the most powerful benefits of energy access in rural communities in the developing world is the potential impact on education. Whether a simple solar lantern permits an extra hour of homework and study after dark, or whether a more sophisticated community energy and ICT project permits remote education and training to take place. And one of the most important, but often under-represented, groups of community stakeholders are young people.
This LCEDN/Smart Villages webinar aims to create a wide-ranging discussion on these issues, with experts presenting their experiences and work on diverse aspects of the energy/youth/education equation.
Our presenters this month include Dr Jiska de Groot and the team at the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town, Craig Gibbs from JET Education Services in South Africa, Prof Jo Tacchi and Dr Amalia Sabiescu from Loughborough University, and Rachita Misra and Huda Jaffer from the SELCO Foundation.
In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar included an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Sosai RE Crowdfunding Experience - Habiba AliSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | CROWD POWER | Crowdfunding Energy Access Ventures - Davinia CoganSmart Villages
Smart Villages/LCEDN webinar series
For more information, please go to e4sv.org
https://e4sv.org/events/webinar-crowd-power
If you are a start-up or a smaller energy access firm looking to raise funds, then energy-targeted crowdfunding may just be for you.
Raising the necessary finance for start-up and scale-up energy access ventures on terms that make commercial sense is one of the biggest challenges in the sector. In the search for appropriate finance, innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing need.
Energy4Impact has spent the last 3 years looking into the challenges and opportunities in crowdfunding energy access. In this webinar, they will share some of their findings and recommendations, covering donation, reward, debt and equity crowdfunding. Energy4Impact will be joined by crowdfunding platform partner Lendahand, as well as crowdfunded entrepreneurs Sosai Renewable Energies of Nigeria to present their experiences.
This month, our presenters/discussants will be Energy4Impact's Davinia Cogan, who has been managing their crowdfunding research programme, Koen The, CEO of Lendahand Ethex and Habiba Ali, Managing Director of Sosai RE. In addition to presentations on their experiences, the webinar will include a panel discussion on the various challenges and opportunities of crowdfunding energy access between the presenters, as well as - of course - an opportunity for Q&A with all webinar participants.
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Smart Villages Findings on Translating Research into Pra...Smart Villages
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT e4sv.org
In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
WEBINAR | DEC 2017 | Closing the Knowledge Gap - Solar Waste Disposal in Bang...Smart Villages
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT e4sv.org
In September 2017, the Low Carbon Energy for Development Network (LCEDN) held its annual conference on the topic of "Equity and Energy Justice" at Durham University, UK. As a follow-up to this conference, we held two webinars to share highlights from the conference.
The first webinar focussed on energy justice. This month, we examined a second theme from the conference, and focused on questions of how academic research can best have impact at the grassroots of energy access and productive use, how that "knowledge gap" can be closed, and what some of the most effective solutions might be for ensuring that research can be applied effectively and equitably.
The speakers included Practical Action's Sarah Begg, who has been leading a participatory learning study with LCEDN looking at how academic research impacts the grassroots. She will be joined by her colleague from Practical Action's Bangladesh office, Iffat Khan, who will present some of the specific outcomes and experiences of the study in Bangladesh. Finally, the Smart Villages Initiative will share the global perspectives they have been able to gather on bridging academic research and making it relevant to energy access practitioners, entrepreneurs, and rural communities.
Sarah Begg, Global Knowledge and Learning Officer, Practical Action
Iffat Khan, Knowledge and Business Development Specialist, Practical Action Bangladesh
Dr Bernie Jones, Co-Leader, Smart Villages Initiative
More more information, please visit e4sv.org
Given by Martin Kariongi
The second in our series of workshops designed to gather input from stakeholders involved in existing off-grid projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This event was held in Malaysia for the ASEAN countries, organised by Smart Villages and the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).
This presentation gives an overview of the activities taken in the remote village of Terrat, in Northern Tanzania, and the impact this has had on the population.
This is a re-upload of the original file, which was corrupt on Slideshare
For more information, please visit e4sv.org
ACEF2017 Smart Villages Energy as a Catalyst to Holistic Rural DevelopmentSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Dr Bernie Jones, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
ACEF2017 Global Insights into Innovative Climate Smart Energy for AsiaSmart Villages
Smart Villages presentation at ADB's Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 in Manila, by Molly Hurley Depret, on the topic of how energy and other technological and social innovations can act as catalysts for rural development - for more information see www.e4sv.org
Presented by: Dr Rosie Day, Senior Lecturer of Environment and Society in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham
About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).Christina Parmionova
The potato is a starchy root vegetable native to the Americas that is consumed as a staple food in many parts of the world. Potatoes are tubers of the plant Solanum tuberosum, a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern United States to southern Chile
Synopsis (short abstract) In December 2023, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 30 May as the International Day of Potato.
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
RFP for Reno's Community Assistance CenterThis Is Reno
Property appraisals completed in May for downtown Reno’s Community Assistance and Triage Centers (CAC) reveal that repairing the buildings to bring them back into service would cost an estimated $10.1 million—nearly four times the amount previously reported by city staff.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Working with data is a challenge for many organizations. Nonprofits in particular may need to collect and analyze sensitive, incomplete, and/or biased historical data about people. In this talk, Dr. Cori Faklaris of UNC Charlotte provides an overview of current AI capabilities and weaknesses to consider when integrating current AI technologies into the data workflow. The talk is organized around three takeaways: (1) For better or sometimes worse, AI provides you with “infinite interns.” (2) Give people permission & guardrails to learn what works with these “interns” and what doesn’t. (3) Create a roadmap for adding in more AI to assist nonprofit work, along with strategies for bias mitigation.
Donate to charity during this holiday seasonSERUDS INDIA
For people who have money and are philanthropic, there are infinite opportunities to gift a needy person or child a Merry Christmas. Even if you are living on a shoestring budget, you will be surprised at how much you can do.
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Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
2. 1
Contents
Introduction to GVEP International
Challenges Experienced and Addressed by SMEs
Market Trends and Investor Feedback
3. GVEP International
Overview
› Mission: Working with local businesses in developing
countries to accelerate access to modern energy.
› Value Proposition: Sustainable businesses are longer
lasting than the effects of direct donations.
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› Impact: Over the past 5 years, GVEP has provided more
than 4 million people with access to clean energy,
created 3,000 local jobs, saved 2.7m tonnes of CO2 and
leveraged US$38m in support of energy enterprises.
› Background: Launched in 2002 as a World Bank initiative;
registered as a UK charity in 2006. Current headcount of 80.
› Locations: HQ in London (UK), field offices in Barbados,
Senegal and East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda).
5. 4
Micro-Enterprise Support: Business skills capacity
building and mentorship; technology training;
market building activities; enterprise
development support to increase productive use
of energy; access to micro-finance.
SME Advisory: strategic planning, investment
advisory, operations/logistics support, financial
planning and analysis, marketing and sales
support, M&E advisory/impact assessment,
project development support.
Market Research: research conducted and
published related to cookstoves and briquettes,
solar-enabled mobile phone charging, solar
product demand.
Access to Finance
› Investment readiness and capital
raising strategy.
› Introductions to providers of
grants, debt and equity.
› Lending facilitated through credit
enhancement in the form of loan
guarantees (both at micro-finance
level with MFIs and SME level with
commercial banks).
› Training of financial institutions,
both MFIs and commercial banks.
› Direct grant support
GVEP International
Activities
6. Peter George
Head of Advisory Services
Energy financial advisory, investment
Merrill Lynch, ArcLight Capital
Davinia Cogan
SME Advisor
Impact investing, inv. funds, micro-finance
Kiva, ING, Social Stock Exchange
Gregory Miller
SME Advisor
RE analysis, energy/impact investment
Big Society Cap., SNV, E+Co, New Energy Finance
Belinda Mills
Project Dev. Specialist
RE project dev/mgmt, wind, biomass
Windlab, Envitech Solutions
Samantha Carter
Engineering Fellow
Wind and biogas projects
Fichtner Consulting Engineers, EWB
Wakar Kalhoro
Financial Access Manager
International law and finance
StanChart, Hogan Lovells, Allen & Overy
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Advisory Services
Team Profile
Katrina Gordon
Intern
Financial management, micro-finance
Boeing, Kiva
Lindsay Van Landeghem
SME Advisor
Mgmt consulting, M&E
BTS USA, Innovations for Poverty Action
7. • As of May 2014, in our first year of operations, the Advisory Team has completed 69
engagements with 53 clients, and has 32 engagements currently in progress with 31 clients
Advisory Services
Portfolio of Engagements
6
48%
10%
16%
18%
8%
By Country
Kenya
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Other/Non-Specific
39%
5%
2%
5%
4%
14%
20%
6%
5%
By Engagement Type
Capital Raise Support
Financial Planning and Analysis
Human Resources
Marketing and Distribution
Operations and Supply Chain
Project Development
Strategic Advisory
Technical Advisory
Other
›Specialized in East Africa: ~50% of our projects
are in Kenya, reflecting the deeper market there.
›Access to Capital is Key: ~40% directly related to capital
access, reflecting the needs of companies in the sector.
8. 7
Contents
Introduction to GVEP International
Challenges Experienced and Addressed by SMEs
Market Trends and Investor Feedback
9. 8
Challenges SMEs Experience in the Field
Working Capital
End-User Financing Distribution
Access to Market Data
Seed Capital
After-Sales Service
10. 9
Challenges
Seed Capital
ComplicationSituation
› Require access to capital to
prove out business concept
Resolution
› Investors and creditors are not
comfortable releasing capital
until a proof of concept has
been established
› The pilots and feasibility
studies that are necessary to
prove out a business model are
often expensive
› Access capital via friends,
family, and angel investors that
the company is familiar with to
launch product pilots
› Access grant capital to develop
product pilots and feasibility
studies
› Utilize crowd-funding sites to
source capital for innovative
initiatives
› Utilize pro-bono service
providers to provide technical
support for pilots and
feasibility studies
11. 10
› Access to international and
local debt facilities
› Increasing number of
international actors seeking to
provide working capital to
energy SMEs (e.g.
responsAbility Working Capital
Facility, Deutsche Bank Global
Climate Partnership Fund,
AlphaMundi Bastion Fund,
SunFunder)
› Offset risk perceived by local
banks through education and
increased communication with
financial institutions, credit
enhancement such as loan
guarantee facilities, currency
risk insurance, etc.
› International debt facilities
typically target larger loans
than are required by SMEs in
East Africa
› Local financial institutions are
risk averse and have high cost
of capital
› Renewables are perceived as
high risk sector, and banks are
unfamiliar with innovative
repayment models
Challenges
Access to Working Capital
ComplicationSituation Resolution
12. 11
Challenges
End-User Financing
› Facilitating the purchase of
energy products given limited
purchasing power
› Lack of access to working
capital in order to finance in-
house consumer finance
facilities; payment track record
and scale of customer base is
key
› Lack of adequate data
pertaining to the credit profile
and repayment rates of end-
users
› Third-party consumer finance
through local MFIs is
challenging; lack of capacity,
incentives to market energy
products
› Access sufficient capital to
develop in-house credit facility
for distributors and/or end-
users (via mechanisms denoted
in previous slide related to WC)
› Create payment models, tech
which facilitate gradual
repayment (PAYG, hire-
purchase, modularity)
› Develop end-user credit
profiles using proxy data from
local telecoms, and other
collection methods (i.e. remote
monitoring, customer surveys,
data collection via sales agents)
ComplicationSituation Resolution
13. 12
› Distribute products to hard-to-
reach areas with limited
transport infrastructure
› Developing the infrastructure
to transport goods through in-
house methods can be
prohibitively expensive, given
vehicle, fuel, and staffing costs
› However, utilization of couriers
is expensive, especially when
limited numbers of products
are distributed
› Utilize local transport to
distribute goods to local agent
network
› Co-distribute goods with other
small product companies via
public or private means
› Partner with companies that
already have established
distribution networks (MNOs,
Coca-Cola, Unilever)
› Develop challenge funds to
incentivize accelerated
distribution (e.g. SNV results-
based financing initiative)
Challenges
Distribution
ComplicationSituation Resolution
14. 13
› Provide effective after-sales
service to remote customers,
especially to build confidence
in renewable energy products
and companies
› Returning faulty products to a
central hub can be more costly
that distributing products, as
returns are infrequently
transported in bulk
› Limited number of high-
capacity, trained individuals to
address issues on the ground
› Store additional stock with
agents in remote areas, and
replace units as needed; return
units to central hub for repair
and redeployment
› Develop simple products that
local talent can easily repair
› Provide training to local talent,
and provide access to training
manuals in hard-copy or via
smart phones
› Utilize call center to source
customer complaints, and
coach end-users through
repairing simple issues
Challenges
After-Sales Service
ComplicationSituation Resolution
15. 14
› Facilitate access to data about
the market, competitors, and
consumers
› Investors and creditors
require a proof of
demand/competitive
advantage to finance
start-ups
› Companies must be able
to construct credible
financial projections
› Develop internal infrastructure
to track consumer data (i.e.
remote monitoring systems,
M&E surveys, data collection
via sales agents)
› Encourage local REAs to act on
established mandates
pertaining to data aggregation
and sharing
› Promote market knowledge-
sharing via workshops and on
online forums
› Solicit market data/feasibility
studies from consulting firms
providing relevant services
› Data around consumer
preferences and product
demand that exists in more
sophisticated markets is largely
unavailable for BoP consumers
in East Africa
› Given that the nascent state of
the market, few companies are
public; data that would allow
companies to project or
benchmark performance does
not exist or is not public
Challenges
Access to Market Data
ComplicationSituation Resolution
17. 16
Market Trends
› End-user financing mechanisms (PAYG, modularity, hire-purchase) permit BoP
access where several years ago upfront costs were prohibitive
› Increasing interest in local manufacturing, particularly in stoves market; limited
technical capacity, quality control, and higher costs than Asia are barriers
› Access to local debt highly inaccessible given risk perceptions/rates, collateral
requirements, short tenors, lack of capacity; USAID and DCA in Ke/Tz are, for
example, trying to overcome this barrier (GVEP-sponsored facility)
› Large capital raises by established players (i.e. M-KOPA, Off-Grid: Electric, d.light)
shows that all types of capital are available, though early-stage gap still exists
(CIC seed fund, AECF, donor initiatives, and impact funds trying to address)
› Increasing interest in mini-grids as a means to deliver scalable access amongst
donors, investors and SMEs; certain markets are esp attractive given the
conducive regulatory environment established with help from actors like WB, IFC
18. 17
Market Trends
Mini-Grids
Still defining scalable business models:
Mini-grid sizes tested by our clients range
from 1-2kW to >500kW with different
pricing strategies; some use ABC model,
others do not
Vague regulation: Regulatory frameworks
for mini-grids are underdeveloped and grid-
extension is priority over off-grid solutions;
regulatory frameworks differ quite
dramatically depending on country
Relatively little private sector involvement:
Most significant dev. driven by gov’t, donors,
NGOs and local communities; clearly this is
beginning to change with increased private
sector activity
Lack of financing
Similar returns to grid-connected
generation, but higher perceived
risks (no offtake insurance, etc.).
Therefore:
› Lack of project development
funding
› Few local lenders offer long-
tenor debt financing at
feasible rates
› Few active international
lenders, equity isn’t well
matched (SME investors want
tech co’s, project investors
want grid-connected)
› grants introduce delays and
uncertainties
19. 18
Investor Concerns
› Mini-grid Specific: Few developers with track records; Time to financial close long, given
permitting, insurance challenges; financing difficult to secure; challenges associated with
offtake (history of late payments by national utilities); remote nature of mini-grids poses
distribution and maintenance challenges
› Management Team: Perceptions of management team capabilities, including remotely-
based management, inexperience in East Africa or with successful previous start-ups, and in
some cases educational quality / limited skill sets
› Proof of Concept: Lack of proven concepts, due to very early-stage capital cap, where
companies have fully-demonstrated competitive advantage of their technology/business
model, a strong understanding of the market, and consumer demand
› Consumer Willingness-to-Pay: Investors find it difficult to differentiate and identify possible
„winners“ amongst product companies with high upfront costs and without a strong end-
user financing/distribution model
› Importance of Returns: Many investors seek market-rate returns, and energy companies
serving the BoP are relatively lower-return that other sectors; in other cases, open to lower
returns, but recognition that only companies that survive over long term (typically ~10% of
start-ups) will deliver even concessionary rates of return
20. 19
› SMEs continue to innovate to address some of the challenges inhibiting scale-up, including some of
which have been outlined in this presentation
› Regulators to improve policy, law and regulatory framework to enhance businesses’ ability to operate
effectively in the market and to unlock sources of commercial credit
› Donors engage with SMEs and fill gaps where private sector financiers will not participate; for projects
that are too small for institutional investors, aggregate capital via portfolio facilities (e.g. mini-grid dev.
facilities, working capital funds, etc.)
› Various parties continue to attract private capital by mitigating risks, such as credit risk (through
insurance, guarantees) and currency risk (through hedging/“de-dollarization“ of the energy sector)
› Continued creation and aggregation of data in order to promote best practices and to enhance
companies‘ ability to model and forecast with more precision
› Continued investment in incubation, business development, and advisory support in order to
promote the growth of businesses and facilitate the flow of capital
Way Forward
21. Thank you
We would be pleased to work with partners
engaged throughout the renewable energy
sector.
Please contact Lindsay Van Landeghem for more
information at:
lindsay.vanlandeghem@gvepinternational.org