Small and Medium Enterprises
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are comprised of up to 250 persons. Small and medium-sized businesses may face unique challenges in terms of developing and investing in clean energy projects, given more limited capacity and the ability to procure specialists as well as unique barriers to accessing capital. Small and medium enterprises may be good candidates for crowd or social funding, given smaller investment sizes.
Resources CESC
Policy Data
Publication
Advancing Gender in the Environment: Making The Case For Women in the Energy Sector
Sources:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Publication
Charge Without a Cause? Assessing Electric Utility Demand Charges on Small Consumers, Electricity Rate Design Review Paper No. 1
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Solar Energy Industries Association
Policy Data
Publication
Clean Energy Ministerial 6 (CEM6): Finance for Energy Access
Sources:
Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)
Date:
27 May 2015
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Energy Efficiency and Energy Savings: A View from the Building Sector
Sources:
Global Buildings Performance Network
Date:
1 October 2012
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Falling Short: An Evaluation of the Indian Renewable Certificate Market
Sources:
Climate Policy Initiative
Indian School of Business
Date:
1 December 2012
Publication
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report
Sources:
United Nations
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Date:
1 June 2014
Training Materials
Innovative Business Models for Energy Efficiency Financing
Sources:
United Nations Foundation's Energy Access Practitioner Network
Clean Energy Solutions Center
Date:
28 May 2014
Publication
Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations: Arab-Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Region
Sources:
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE)
League of Arab States
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Date:
1 January 2014
Policy Data
Publication
Risk Management for Mini-Grids: A New Approach to Guide Mini-Grid Deployment
Sources:
Alliance for Rural Electrification
Date:
1 January 2015
Policy Data
Publication
Scaling Success: Lessons from Adaptation Pilots in the Rainfed Regions of India
Sources:
World Resources Institute (WRI)
Date:
1 August 2015
Publication
Tools and Websites
The REC Mechanism: Viability of Solar Projects in India
Sources:
Bridge to India
Date:
1 March 2013
Policy Data
Publication
The State of Sustainability Initiatives Review 2014: Standards and the Green Economy
Sources:
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Date:
1 January 2014
Training Materials
Training Manual for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Energy Business Financing
Sources:
United States Agency for International Development
GVEP International
Date:
1 January 2010
Publication
Photovoltaic Grid Parity Monitor (GPM)
Sources:
Creara
Date:
27 February 2015