Publication date: 2019, January

Author: SADC

Description: The 2018 SADC Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report builds on the initial status report for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) issued by REN21 in 2015. It provides an updated review of renewable energy and energy efficiency developments in the SADC regioni, including market trends and related activities, achievements in renewable energy on- and off-grid, achievements in energy efficiency, evolving policy landscapes and investment flows.

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Publication date: 2019, January

Author: IRENA

Description: This Report analyzes the geopolitical implications of the global energy transformation driven by renewables. It is the culmination of ten months’ deliberations by the Commission, involving four meetings held in Berlin, Oslo, Reykjavik and Abu Dhabi respectively, as well as consultations with business leaders, academics and policy thinkers. It is informed by a number of background papers drafted by experts in the fields of energy, security and geopolitics.

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Publication date: 2019, January

Author: IRENA

Description: This report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) examines the question of gender equity throughout sector. Building on a ground-breaking survey of employees, companies and institutions, it finds that much remains to be done to boost women’s participation and allow their talents to be fully utilised.

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Publication date: 2019, January

Author: London Stock Exchange

Description: “We publish this report as it is our belief that these fi rms, and high-growth fi rms like them, are crucial to the future of the African economy” David Schwimmer, CEO, London Stock Exchange Group.

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Publication date: 2019, January

Author: OXFORD

Description: There are still many challenges to overcome including geopolitical issues, lack of clear regulatory frameworks, quality and reliability of electricity networks, tariffs and revenue collection and creditworthiness. Notwithstanding these issues, there may be opportunities for LNG to break into some markets, albeit not on the scale and timing of the new Asian markets.

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Publication date: 2019, January

Author: BNEF / responsAbility / GCPF

Description: A new report commissioned by responsAbility highlights the potential of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar opportunities in the region and the key challenges that must be overcome to fully unlock solar’s potential.

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Publication date: 2018, December

Author: WB / ESMAP

Description: Adopting good practice policies will not yield results without strong institutions and consistent enforcement. RISE 2018 has incorporated proxy enforcement indicators to provide some sense of the level of attention that countries are giving to enforcement issues.

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Publication date: 2018, December

Author: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)

Description: This document maps the many points of intersection between renewable energy and the SDGs, including ways in which the renewable sector can contribute toward the realization of the SDGs, the risks renewable energy operations can pose for sustainable development and the realization of human rights, and the implications of the SDGs for the industry’s future operations. Building on the success of our earlier mapping project, Mapping Mining to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas, special attention will be paid to the interconnections of the human rights framework with the SDGs.

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Publication date: 2018, December

Author: Energy 4 Impact

Description: Powering the Crowd into the Future is the fifth and final report in the Crowd Power series and captures the key learnings from three years of research into crowd-sourced financing for energy access businesses and projects. The report captures three years of data, from 2015 to 2017, on relevant campaigns. We provide recommendations for future research and interventions focused on crowd-sourced financing for energy access related businesses and projects. Data demonstrates that crowd-sourced financing for energy access businesses and projects has grown substantially – from $3.4 million in 2015 to $13.7 million in 2017. We anticipate similar growth trends reflected in 2018 data.

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Publication date: 2018, December

Author: IRENA

Description: This report explains how IRENA approached the challenges of data collection and the methodologies used to produce the estimates of off-grid energy production and use. A brief overview of the data collected, followed by detailed tables of the off-grid data by country, technology and year is provided.

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Publication date: 2018, November

Author: IRENA

Description: Countries have adopted a range of approaches to the development of mini-grids, aiming to extend energy access to underserved areas or communities. Existing regulations, however, have often been inadequate to de-risk and finance such investments.

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Publication date: 2018, November

Author: USAID / Power Africa

Description: The Transmission Roadmap to 2030 is a critical piece of Power Africa's 2.0 strategy, which recognizes that the power generation projects Power Africa is supporting must have adequate transmission and distribution infrastructure to actually bring electricity to millions of people.

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Publication date: 2018, November

Author: Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Description: Fuelled by surging electricity demand and sinking technology costs, developing nations are today leading a global clean power transition. This marks a remarkable turnabout from a decade ago when the world's wealthiest countries accounted for the bulk of renewable investment and deployment activity. Developing nations at the time were viewed as holding enormous promise only; wind, solar, geothermal and other clean technologies were regarded as too expensive for mass deployment.

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Publication date: 2018, November

Author: SOGE

Description: Scaling Off-Grid Energy (SOGE) Grand Challenge for Development is a global partnership founded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Power Africa, the U.K. Department for International Development, the African Development Bank, and the independent charity, Shell Foundation. Our aligned partners include Acumen, GSMA, Microsoft, and the UN Foundation.

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Publication date: 2018

Author: REEP

Description: The Renewable Energy Performance Platform was set up in 2015 to stimulate the growth of the small scale and distributed renewable energy sector in sub-Saharan Africa by helping developers overcome barriers to finance.

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Publication date: 2018, October

Author: Rocky Mountain Institute

Description: In this report, we make the case for a greatly increased focus on supporting demand, outline the key barriers hampering increased use of electricity, and provide a succinct set of recommendations on actions that can be taken to complement the current focus on supply- side solutions.

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Publication date: 2018, October

Author: GIZ

Description: This new publication aims to give guidance to off-grid solar projects on how to address the challenge of hazardous battery waste arising from their projects. The characteristics of different E-Waste resulting from solar projects (panels, control devices, cables, other equipment) is briefly explained, before exploring in-depth the two most commonly used battery chemistries: lead-acid and lithium-ion.

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Publication date: 2018, September

Author: Energy 4 Impact

Description: Innovative energy access projects are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to address their financing needs. But little is known about how effective this tool is in kick-starting projects in developing countries.

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Publication date: 2018, September

Author: Law Business Research

Description: Law Business Research - The Renewable Energy Law Review - 1st Edition.

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Publication date: 2018, September

Author: EEP

Description: The objective of this study is to provide an overview of the EEP mini-grid portfolio, highlight observations and lessons learned about challenges and opportunities in the mini-grid sector, and provide recommendations for mini-grid developers and the programmes that support them. Countries in Africa are struggling to balance an increasing demand for electricity with the high cost of extending national electricity grids with limited government budgets. With rapid technological development, renewable energy mini-grids are a practical solution to the challenge of electrifying rural areas. Find out more by downloading the EEP Study.

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