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Publication date: 2018
Author: Acumen
Description: Our intent with this report is to share what Acumen has learned about capital – the needs, the optimal mix, and the role that patient capital plays in off-grid energy.
Publication date: 2018
Author: IRENA / CPI
Description: Following the format of CPI’s Global landscape of climate finance series, the report highlights correlations between renewable energy finance, cost reductions and megawatts and installed.
Publication date: 2018
Author: IRENA
Description: Renewable Energy and Jobs, presents the status of employment, both by technology and in selected countries, over the past year. Jobs in the sector (including large hydropower) increased 5.3% in 2017, for a total of 10.3 million people employed worldwide, according to this fifth edition in the series.
Publication date: 2018
Author: REN21
Description: This year’s Renewables 2018 Global Status Report GSR reveals two realities: one in which a revolution in the power sector is driving rapid change towards a renewable energy future, and another in which the overall transition is not advancing with the speed needed.
Publication date: 2018
Author: IRENA
Description: This latest brief from IRENA captures some of these trends and discusses the key components of an enabling environment to scale-up off-grid deployment.
Publication date: 2018, January
Author: Dalberg Advisors / Lighting Global
Description: The 2018 Global Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report is the fourth report in a biennial series established over the past 8 years as the report of record for the off-grid solar industry. While the Lighting Global/GOGLA franchise of six-month market updates (H1 2017, H2 2016) serve as the go-to source of information for investors, industry members, policymakers, and other stakeholders in the off-grid solar space, the flagship Market Trends Report provides an opportunity to step back for reflection on long-term trends, challenges and opportunities—illuminating a path forward for the sector. The 2018 publication takes stock of the industry across six axes: market fundamentals, sales, the competitive landscape, finance, the enabling environment, and impact. It provides in-depth analysis on current market dynamics, projections for the coming five years, and a blueprint for how actors in this market can compete in a swiftly evolving industry ecosystem.
Publication date: 2018, January
Author: IRENA
Description: Recognising that investment levels in renewable energy are still far from what is needed to decarbonise the energy sector, the IRENA Coalition for Action has focused its joint efforts during the last year on the issue of scaling up of renewable energy investment - both private and community based. Through its Business and Investors Group (co-chaired by Bruce Douglas, SolarPower Europe Deputy CEO and Co-chair of the Global Solar Council and Steve Sawyer, GWEC CEO) the Coalition just launched a white paper on scaling up investment in emerging markets as input to the first Public-Private Dialogue at IRENA's General Assembly in Abu Dhabi.
Publication date: 2018, January
Author: KPMG
Description: Margins are tight, forcing key players to seek out new ways to improve efficiency and returns on investment, and new revenue streams.
At the same time, customers expect more from suppliers. They are demanding increasingly green energy options that are both consistent and made available at a reasonable price.
Governments, meanwhile, are struggling to adapt or reinvent their energy policies to help the industry meet this demand, maintain a healthy energy sector and address the challenges posed by climate change.
We spoke with 200 senior-level investors in renewable energy to find out where they’re looking for the next big opportunities.
Publication date: 2018
Author: Multiconsult
Description: Multiconsult - Perspectives on Investment in Africa: Enabling frameworks, market attractiveness and solar auctions.
Publication date: 2018
Author: IRENA
Description: Renewable energy auctions have emerged as an important mechanism to drive the adoption of renewable sources for power generation. Like in other regions, auctions can help countries across sub-Saharan Africa achieve record-low prices for solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power. Ghana, Mauritius, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia have all run renewable energy auctions, while at least 15 more sub-Saharan African countries are developing such programmes for competitive procurement.
Publication date: 2018
Author: Power Africa
Description: As part of the "Understanding Series" of reference handbooks published by Power Africa, in September 2017, CLDP (in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility) brought together a group of world-class legal, policy and regulatory experts to draft a guide on power project procurement. The new handbook, Understanding Power Project Procurement, is the culmination of extensive consultations with public and private sector stakeholders from Africa and the United States. The handbook is intended to serve as a practical resource for decision-makers on the policy and strategy behind the procurement of power projects.
Publication date: 2018, January
Author: IRENA
Description: Renewable energy has emerged as an increasingly competitive way to meet new power generation needs. This comprehensive cost report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the latest trends for each of the main renewable power technologies, based on the latest cost and auction price data from projects around the world.
Publication date: 2018
Author: World Energy Council
Description: This ninth iteration of the monitor is based on insights provided by more than 1,200 energy leaders to provide over 30 national assessments across six regions. 2018 will see the launch of a new interactive online tool for visualising the data that underpins the Issues Monitor, developed in collaboration with our Project Supporter ARUP.
Publication date: 2018, January
Author: AfDB
Description: The African Development Bank launched the 2018 edition of its yearly flagship report, the African Economic Outlook (AEO), on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at its headquarters in Abidjan. As a leading African institution, the Bank is the first to provide headline numbers on Africa’s macroeconomic performance and outlook.
The African Economic Outlook bridges a critical knowledge gap on the diverse socio-economic realities of African economies through regular, rigorous, and comparative analysis. It provides short-to-medium term forecasts on the evolution of key macroeconomic indicators for all 54 regional member countries, as well as analysis on the state of socio-economic challenges and progress made in each country.
Publication date: 2017, December
Author: Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Description: Renewable Energy Market Outlook
Publication date: 2017, December
Author: ESMAP
Description: ESMAP Knowledge Exchange Forum: Strengthening Energy Systems in a Time of Technology Disruption.
Publication date: 2017, December
Author: Solarplaza
Description: The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of the evolution of business models in emerging markets. To provide a clear picture, we have highlighted and analyzed eight innovative companies and business cases set in developing solar markets. We have compiled a list of company profiles, describing the focus of their businesses, their future outlooks and the different ways that innovative business models can be combined with solar energy.
Publication date: 2017, December
Author: Afrique des Idées
Description: The rest of the report is organized as follows: in section one we explore the problem; section two lays out the facts; section three analyzes causes and consequences, mainly incentives and policies; while section four contains recommendations following the findings.
Publication date: 2017, November
Author: Power for All
Description: This research paper explores the concept of an energy access dividend that assigns economic, social and environmental value to the time it takes for households, businesses and communities to obtain the benefits associated with electricity access. Such a dividend would allow decision-makers to quantify the benefits of delivering electricity access faster through decentralized electricity solutions rather than through more conventional, centralized grid-based approaches. These conventional approaches are proven to be more time consuming and expensive.
Publication date: 2017, November
Author: Sustainable Energy for All / Wallace Global Fund
Description: Our research captures data from 174 organizations, programs, and policy instruments that are already engaged in gender equality, social inclusion, and women’s empowerment at the intersection with sustainable energy and climate change. Their activities are wide ranging, including renewable energy production and distribution, energy financing, energy policy, and on-the-ground capacity building.
Nairobi, KENYA