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Finance for Energy Access

Energy access may require special financing, given that there can be higher costs for extending the grid or building micro grids. And, in remote communities, developing a bankable business model can be challenging. Special financing programs target the specific needs of energy access programs. This could include developing pay-as-you go models for off-grid solar or providing low-cost debt or grants to support microgrid development.

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Publication

2010 Clean Energy Investments: Project Summaries

This report looks at the growing energy demands in the Asia and Pacific regions and the complications involved in trying…

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Asian Development Bank

Date:

1 June 2011

Publication

30 Years of Policies for Wind Energy Lessons from 12 Wind Energy Markets

This report aims to provide an insight into the strengths of diverse policy design decisions across important existing markets. It…

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International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Date:

1 December 2012

Tools and Websites

Training Materials

A Guidebook to Fossil-fuel Subsidy Reform for Policy-makers in Southeast Asia

This subsidy reform tool by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Global Subsidies Initiative helps policymakers and influencers…

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Global Subsidies Initiative

International Institute for Sustainable Development`

Date:

1 May 2013

Publication

Training Materials

Accessing Private Capital for Clean Energy Investments in Developing Countries

This webinar-based training focuses on dispelling the myth that clean energy projects in developing countries cannot be implemented with private…

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Clean Energy Solutions Center

Climate Technology Initiative - Private Finance Advisory Network (CTIPFAN)

Date:

20 November 2012

Publication

Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Biomass Power in the United Kingdom and Germany

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for biomass power in Germany and the United Kingdom. Its primary goal is to…

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Publication

Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Onshore Wind Power in Germany and China

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for onshore wind power in one emerging economy (China) and one Western European economy…

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Publication

Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Deployment Subsidies: Solar PV in Germany and Spain

This paper focuses on deployment subsidies for solar photovoltaics (PV) in Germany and Spain. Its primary goal is to inform…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development

Global Subsidies Initiative

Date:

1 March 2012

Publication

Tools and Websites

Bankability and Debt Financing for Solar Projects in India

This report focuses on barriers to financing in India’s solar market. The authors suggests several improvements in credit enhancements and…

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Bridge to India

Date:

1 February 2013

Policy Data

Publication

Catalysing Early-Stage Investment: Addressing the Lack of Early-Stage Capital for Low-Carbon Infrastructure in Developing Economies

Low-carbon technology developers in developing countries generally face a lack of early-stage financing. While late-stage financing is more readily available,…

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United Nations Environment Programme

Date:

1 March 2012

Policy Data

Publication

Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Finance for Energy Access

The public-private roundtable summarized on this web page describes how over one billion people globally lack access to electricity, and…

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Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)

Date:

27 May 2015

Publication

Credit Enhancement for Green Projects

This report identifies and reviews credit-enhancement schemes provided by multilateral development banks and international financial institutions. Using case studies for…

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International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Date:

1 May 2015

Publication

Demand Response: Managing Electric Power Peak Load Shortages with Market Mechanisms

This paper focuses on demand response programs as a tool for managing peak load shortages. It emphasizes opportunities within China.…

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Regulatory Assistance Project

Date:

1 March 2015

Policy Data

Publication

Tools and Websites

Derisking Renewable Energy Investment

This report provides an analysis of (1) policy and financial de-risking instruments and (2) how they best fit into a…

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United Nationa Development Programme

Date:

1 March 2013

Deployment Data

Policy Data

Publication

Development Finance for Universal Energy Access

To achieve the goal of universal energy access by 2030, the energy sector will require a significant increase in financing…

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Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei

Date:

1 January 2012

Publication

Discussion Paper on the European Commission’s Energy Union: A Union Based on Demand

This paper sets out a positive perspective and structured view of how the EU’s energy policy should be developed and…

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European Copper Institute; Leonardo ENERGY

Date:

1 March 2015

Deployment Data

Publication

Empowering Rural India: Expanding Electricity Access By Mobilizing Local Resources

This report demonstrates how the decentralization of power generation to the local level and the use of renewable energy sources…

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The World Bank

Date:

1 February 2011

Training Materials

Energy Access in Central America

This webinar showcased work underway in Central America that addresses energy access using low carbon solutions and off-grid renewable technologies.…

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Clean Energy Solutions Center

United Nations Foundation’s Energy Access Practitioner Network

Date:

17 June 2014

Publication

Tools and Websites

Energy Efficiency Finance Programs: Use Case Analysis to Define Data Needs and Guidelines

The objective of this report is to take a foundational step towards establishing common data collection practices for energy efficiency…

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State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (SEE Action)

Date:

1 July 2014