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Solar panels, such as these in Bhutan, are benefiting millions of energy-poor households (Photo: Richard Furlong, Creative Commons, via Flickr)

Turning up the volume: five insights into aggregating finance for expanding off grid energy investment

As renewable technology costs have plummeted in recent years, excitement about the off-grid renewable energy sector has exploded. Yet there are still some significant finance barriers to overcome

3 November 2017 BlogEnergy
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Aggregating off-grid energy solutions to deliver SDG7 energy access

IIED spoke with 23 companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and East Africa that have received financing from three intermediaries or ‘aggregators’. Our analysis shows the promise of aggregating off-grid solutions as a method to attract more financing for energy access
21 September 2020ProjectEnergy
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Accelerating energy access with aggregation

Our ‘Insights’ series highlights links between business and sustainability. Our latest study looks at access to energy, and focuses on the potential for financial aggregation to channel funds to millions of off-grid energy projects
13 November 2019ArticleEnergy, Sustainable markets

Moving more money: can aggregation catalyse off-grid financing?

The off-grid energy sector continues to have a tremendous funding gap. Aggregation has great potential to channel finance into the millions of off-grid projects and products that will make universal energy access by 2030 possible.

April 2019PublicationEnergy, Sustainable markets

Turning up the volume: financial aggregation for off-grid energy

Despite headway made in recent years, the decentralised renewable energy sector is still at an early stage and investing in this sector presents the significant challenge of matching the type and scale of finance offered by investors wit

November 2017PublicationEnergy

Accelerating energy access with aggregation

Electricity products as small as solar lanterns or as large as mini-grids connecting many households play a significant role in electricity access across Africa and Asia.

October 2019PublicationSustainable markets, Energy
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)

What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?

Climate finance is not being invested at the volume and scale needed to enable vulnerable communities across the world to respond effectively to the impacts of climate change. Sam Greene discusses some of the innovations that are 'aggregating' finance, recipients or information together to help money to flow to where it matters

19 June 2018 BlogClimate change, Economics
Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India (Photo: Akshay Mahajan, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Data that supports local development

Global goals and targets often rely on national data, but local data are needed to inform action on the ground and to monitor progress on the goals
22 September 2016 BlogPolicy and planning, Urban
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Inclusive finance for universal energy access

The financing gap for universal energy access (Sustainable Development Goal 7) is persistent and enormous. IIED is exploring how finance instruments and models can be better calibrated to achieve energy for all
13 November 2019ArticleEconomics, Energy, Sustainable markets

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